24 Feb Try to determine what puts older adults at risk and what can be done to eliminate some of the risk.
Renowned New Yorker writer and Boston surgeon Atul Gawande as he explores the relationships doctors have with patients who are nearing the end of life. The film investigates the practice of caring for the dying, and shows how doctors are often remarkably untrained, ill-suited and uncomfortable talking about chronic illness and death with their patients.
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Running Time: 56:06 mins
Year: 2015
Producer: PBS
Being mortal [Video file]. (2015). https://fod-infobase-com.proxy.library.ohio.edu/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=17999&xtid=114684
ASSIGNMENT
Answer the following question,ensure there is an introduction and conclusion:
1. Older adults are often categorized as a vulnerable population. Do you agree or disagree with this observation?
2. Try to determine what puts older adults at risk and what can be done to eliminate some of the risk.
3. Explain why these risks are important and what can be done to eliminate or minimize them.
