Such a person might be thought of as the incompetent and unbefriended hospital patient or nursing home resident.
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I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delanes' burra-khana.
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Of course, I accept what the noble Baroness has just said and what the noble Lord, Lord Alton, said about unbefriended people.
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All patients with impaired decision-making capacity, even those who are unbefriended, deserve to have their interests represented when important medical decisions are made.
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Over time, those who use projection as a way to control their environment will join the ranks of the unbefriended because it's not safe for others to be around them.
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The miles slipped by all too quickly, covering only the merest jot of the great journey stretching before me, the great journey I would soon have to undertake unassisted, unbefriended, and in ignorance.
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The song was featured on Fox's medical drama The Resident in the second-season episode "The Unbefriended", as well as in an episode of the second season of the show On My Block, and in the last episode of season three of Riverdale. It was featured in season 2 episode 3 of the Netflix show Baby. The song is also featured in the second episode of Batwoman. The song was featured at the end of Big Brother Canada season eight finale.
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Through partnerships with area hospitals and hospices, the Center works in the area of clinical ethics, especially in developing policies on issues such as organ donation after cardiac death and artificial nutrition and hydration. The hospitals also provide the sites for a Health Care Ethics Internship for undergraduates. The Center's bioethics research has focused on "Medical Decision Making for Unbefriended and Unrepresented Patients," "Culturally Competent Care," and "Pandemic Ethics." Bioethics Director Margaret R. McLean was a consultant to the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health on pandemic ethics.
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The Society also publishes the Geriatrics Review Syllabus (now in its 9th edition) and the Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus (now in its 5th edition). The Society has published clinical practice guidelines on multicultural care, LGBT care for older people, potentially inappropriate medications for older adults, perioperative care, postoperative delirium, feeding tubes, persistent pain, diabetes mellitus, falls, making medical treatment decisions for unbefriended older adults. Its pocket tool, Geriatrics at Your Fingertips, has average annual sales of over 15,000 copies. In 1999 the Society established the AGS Health in Aging Foundation (HiAF) to further advance aging research, educate the public and legislators about healthcare for older people, and encourage the public to advocate for quality geriatrics care.
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