Week 3 – Research

Benefits of Physical Fitness :

* Physical Benefits

- improve capacity of cardiocascular and respiratory systems

- strengthens musculoskeletal system, reduces risk of oesteoporosis

- maintains flexibility, reducing risk of injury

- improved blood flow and oxygenation benefits internal organs

* Psychological Benefits

- improved self-confidence and self-image

- antidote to depression, stress and anxiety

- more positive attitude and outlook

* Health Benefits

- reduce risks of illness, obesity, and effects of aging

 

Components of Physical Fitness

- Cardio-Respiratory : capacity of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to deliver oxygen to the working muscles for sustained periods of energy production.

- Muscular: the maximum force that can be exerted by muscles and capacity to exert repeatedly over time

- Flexibility: ability of joints to move through its range of motion without discomfort

- Body Composition: the body’s relative percentage of body fat as compared to lean tissue mass [BMI: range of 18.9 - 22.9 (Health Promotion Board)]

 

Some factorss that affect physical fitness

- lifestyle:  regular exercise, proper diel/nutrition, sufficient rest

- age: rate of decline associated with aging can be diminished with reqular exercise

- body type: ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph

 

Frequency : 3 – 5 times per week

Intensity: 60-90% of Max Heart Rate

Time: 30 – 60 minutes continuous

Week 2

What do you desire…

Most: Security

Least: Dislike by others

Week 2 – Research

Day Rehabilitation Centre: provide rehabilitation services in the community such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy to older persons who suffer from stroke, fractures, lower limb amputations and other conditions that impair functional abilities.

 

Apex – Day Rehabilitation Centre for elderly:

http://www.apexrehab.org.sg/welcome.htm

* provide services and care to the frail and disabled elderly as well as their carers and family members.

* They have a timetable to guide us in executing our daily activities. The followings are some of the key categories of activities.

• Morning Exercises
• Health monitoring
• Current affairs
• Physical activities
• Mental activities
• Individual activities
• Group activities
• Art therapy
• Rehabilitation exercises
• Spa rehabilitation
• Treadmill and unweighing rehabilitation
• Meals
• Karaoke
• Outings and celebrations

Week 2 – Research

Interview with Hui Mei who has experience as a full pledge staff nurse and has now studying advance nursing.

Here are some of the questions asked:

1) How is your job experience? Name a few meaningful or problematic ones. (State the name of the hospital)

I remember when I started passing out as a full pledge staff nurse, it was not an easy journey for me as I need to adjust to my work shift and picking up as a new staff, there are many new things to learn. It was fulfilling especially when you see a patient discharge back home.

Of course there was time whereby there are patient who are difficult to handle. I encountered one patient, he kept wanting to be discharge but however he was not well yet, thus not be able to go home. So he tried all means to run away from the hospital,  a lot of times we caught him back. But unfortunately, during one of my duty, he ran out and was not able to find him back. Then in the end i need to write incident report and report to police.

2) What is your perspective of those people/elderly who has weak muscles?

People who have weak muscles in elderly people, usually they do not have much motivation to exercise or compliant to activity especially for those who do not have loved ones to accompany or give them support. It really depends on the individual and their past history. e.g if they are a person who had a determine personality, they usually are more active in participating in the exercise/ task given to them.

3) Do you have any experience based on these kind of patients? If yes, what is their facilities like or training room like to help these patients?

There was a daycare rehabilitation center for these group of people. Usually they will get their caregiver to be involved in the activities and exercises. There are various activities for them to work on, some are to train their fine motor function or cycling etc.

Week 1 – research

After much discussion with the group members, we decided to focus our attentions to the hospital beds.

*  http://www.elder-abuse-information.com/news/news_060906_hospital_beds.htm

There are incidents of patients caught, entangled or trapped in hospital beds. Bed rail design has been a problem for some nursing homes and hospitals. Nursing home residents who are confused, in acute pain, or with uncontrolled body movements or urinary problems may try to exit a bed during the night. If the patient tries to climb over or through the bed rail, he or she may fall or become caught in the rail.

HBSG also suggested some ways to prevent injuries.

Notes for the design: eliminating the use of physical restraints in nursing home

*  http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm164366.htm

The hospital bed has many entrapment areas which are stated in this website. There are also motorized hospital beds which have an increased fire risk – due to the possibility of electrical shorts, overheating or materials falling into the motor casing. Not all mattresses or bed rails are suitable with any given bed frame. There is also some safety tips for the hospital beds.

Definition of the hospital bed : A bed becomes a hospital bed when it meets the requirements for being a medical device

Notes for the design: Do not be too complex

*  http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PublicHealthNotifications/ucm062884.htm

Another article about the hospital bed side rails. It talks about the safety measured needed. Bed side rails should not be used as a substitute for patient protective restraints. Patients who need a protective restraint, such as a vest or wrist/leg device, must be monitored frequently while wearing it.

*  http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm072662.htm#1

A very detailed article about potential life-threatening entrapment associated with hospital bed systems and ways to reducing them.

*  http://www.indes.eu/Product.aspx?Product=18

It is a hospital bed for children. It was made to create effiency between the children and the adults.

Week 1 – research

Interview with Mei Rong and Daphne from Nursing School

- mental patients facing schrizophrenia : hard to handle them during high and low situation

- immobile patients : takes lots of time to faciliate them efficiently

- patients compliant about the noise of the tollery at night

- patients tend to have bed sore when they are in the hospital bed for long

- patients would accidentally press the buttons at the bedside

- difficulty in transfering the patients to a specific place (to prevent fall)

- patients will complaint about the pain after surgery and won’t dare to move about. When anesthesia wear off. patients tend to vomit

IMM Research

What is a multimedia CD-ROM title?

- It contains all the contents inside the CD-Rom.

What are some application of CD-ROM title design? Eg. Educational. Bring examples, if any.

- Application in games and software like Gate of Thunder or Pollution Prevention Compliance or in educational like Knowing the Color Project

What are the differences between website design and CD-ROM title design?

- In Website design, it is more interactive than CD-ROM title design as effects can be used in a wide area to attact the visitor while the CD-Rom title design cannot  be done properly.

IMM – Delicious

http://delicious.com/symphonicvoice

IMM Assignment Part 2

Basically, this is my experience during a jamming with a band. We have to be observant and listen to one another. There is interaction between the musicians and the lead singer. Musicians have to look at the lead singer when he wants to repeat the chords or wants to end the song. The musicians portray our emotions out through the instruments for people to listen. The whole team also consists not just the singers and musicians but also the sound team. They have to listen to our sound and bring out the important parts of the sound out.

It is a good experience as there are fun and laughter and we enjoy ourselves. It is something that is memorable. There are times of surprise and laughter when one’s instrument mess up the sound suddenly. As this is also our first time working with the main singer in this experience, we also learn a lot from him.

Keywords of good experience : memorable, anticipation, fulfilling, satisfaction, refreshment, enjoyment

IMM Assignment – Part 1

1st experience:

Basically, this is a game of interaction; a game that involves everyone’s participation. This game causes everyone to be observant and anticipate for others’ reaction throughout the game. So there is fun and laughter and everyone get to know one another.

2nd experience:

Jamming with other people causes me to be observant and listen to one another. There are times of surprise and laughter when one’s instrument mess up the sound suddenly. Through the instruments, we can also portray our emotions to the audience.