Source #_2_ Bibliography
Hill, James. "Consider Nursing Home Optometry as Practice Option: Increasing Elderly Population and Disease Incidence Means More Need for Care." Optometry Times, vol. 9, no. 5, May 2017, pp. 18-21. EBSCOhost,proxygsu-sfor.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=122965910&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Annotation:
(Describe ALL info. that might be important for your paper. Explain to the reader and/or summarize what might be found in this source)
This article talks about how to provide the best optometric care for elderly patients in nursing homes. Elderly people are more likely to have diseases and need eye care, so it is important for nursing homes to work with O.D.'s, so that they get the care or help they need.
Potential Quotes:
(Are there any significant quotes you can use or paraphrase from this source?)
"Treating uncorrected refractive error and management of undiagnosed eye disease can reduce symptoms of depression and delay onset of Alzheimer’s and other dementialike diseases." (pg.18)
"It is much cheaper for facilities to provide optometric services inhouse than to coordinate transportation for outside eye care."(pg.18)
"Providing optometric care in this setting requires mobile equipment...."(pg.19)
Assessment:
(Analyze and explain why this source is credible)
It was published in Optometry Times magazine. This article came out within the past year, so it is more up to date than other resources. There are multiple references coming from medical sources and nursing home companies.
Reflection:
(How will you potentially use it?)
This article provides some good information and tips on how to care for patients who are not in the standard circumstances. If there is a patient with special needs or a physical disability, there are different techniques and equipment that can be used which will help guidemy research for my capstone and answer my essential question.
Hill, James. "Consider Nursing Home Optometry as Practice Option: Increasing Elderly Population and Disease Incidence Means More Need for Care." Optometry Times, vol. 9, no. 5, May 2017, pp. 18-21. EBSCOhost,proxygsu-sfor.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=122965910&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Annotation:
(Describe ALL info. that might be important for your paper. Explain to the reader and/or summarize what might be found in this source)
This article talks about how to provide the best optometric care for elderly patients in nursing homes. Elderly people are more likely to have diseases and need eye care, so it is important for nursing homes to work with O.D.'s, so that they get the care or help they need.
Potential Quotes:
(Are there any significant quotes you can use or paraphrase from this source?)
"Treating uncorrected refractive error and management of undiagnosed eye disease can reduce symptoms of depression and delay onset of Alzheimer’s and other dementialike diseases." (pg.18)
"It is much cheaper for facilities to provide optometric services inhouse than to coordinate transportation for outside eye care."(pg.18)
"Providing optometric care in this setting requires mobile equipment...."(pg.19)
Assessment:
(Analyze and explain why this source is credible)
It was published in Optometry Times magazine. This article came out within the past year, so it is more up to date than other resources. There are multiple references coming from medical sources and nursing home companies.
Reflection:
(How will you potentially use it?)
This article provides some good information and tips on how to care for patients who are not in the standard circumstances. If there is a patient with special needs or a physical disability, there are different techniques and equipment that can be used which will help guidemy research for my capstone and answer my essential question.