Care of the Aging – 5 important facts no one talks about
Care of the Aging
PatientGenderMedical conditionSituation69-year oldFemaleDiabetes and heart diseasePatient has fallen 3 times in Nursing Home 95-year oldMaleDepression and anorexia
Patient is forgetful and lives alone 73-year old
TransgenderBPH with hematuria Patient has stage 4 Cancer 102-year old
Stage 3 Decubitus ulcer and HOHPatient is widowed and lives in ALF 87-year old Non-Hispanic White
Alzheimer’s disease with new denturesPatient is currently employed supporting a family 61-year old Hispanic
Arthritis and new colostomyPatient is homeless African American
History of Tuberculosis and is legally blindPatient just arrived to the United States and has no health insurance Asian Bipolar and is a smoker of 2 packs of cigarettes a dayPatient lives his son and 3 grandchildren. care of the aging
WhiteDeaf and mute newly diagnosed with Hyperlipidemia Patient lives in acute care facility Pacific IslanderLeft BKA and PTSDPatient is wheelchair bound living at home alone
Pick a client/ Patient from above ^Research and organize literature for the Interdisciplinary paper. Incorporate health outcomes of the health promotion, detection of disease and disease prevention.
Organize an interdisciplinary plan of care for your client and the delivery of safe and effective care. Choose a disease process and apply standards that are evidenced based which help support for the protection of your client.
Incorporate concepts from Care of the Aging
weekly powerpoints and the book- Gerontological Nursing and Healthy Aging (Toughy & Jett, 2018).Paper should be 3 pages not including title and reference page. So 5 Pages including title page and reference pagePaper should follow APA guidelines with a minimum of 5 references within 5 year span.
