February 10th, 2020 
Chapter 15 – Falls & Fall Risk Reduction.
Chapter 16 – Promoting Safety.
Question(s): Technological advances hold promises for improving quality of life, decreasing need for personal care assistance, and enhancing independence and ability to live safely.
Choose one of the technologies mentioned in your textbook and discuss / explain it. Please, support your answer with a research study: Is there any research study of technological innovation related with your topic that promises advantages in the future of healthcare?
Guidelines: The answer should be based on the knowledge obtained from reading the book, no just your opinion. If there are 3 questions in the discussion, you must answer all of them. Your grade will be an average of all answers.
Grading Criteria: Student chose 1 technology for the book (25%) and discussed it (30%). Students support his / her answer with a research study (45%).
Book: Touhy, T.A & Jett, K.F (2018). Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing. (5th ed.) Author: Theris A. Touhy DNP CNS DPNAP , Kathleen F Jett PhD GNP-BC
ISBN: 9780323401678 – Publisher: Elsevier
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