Unit 6 Care for Older Person Nursing Level 4 Regent College

Aged people like Alice demands huge attention and care. In accordance to their condition, an individual becomes stereotype in different situations like when Alice was approved for Aged Care Assessment, she was not ready to leave her private home and two daughters .On the other hand, she needed excessive care as she reflected symptom of dementia and also suffering from hearing impairment, arthritis in knees and Type II diabetes. Apart from this, she complains of being lonely and is afraid at home after death of her husband.

In my opinion, enabling care services for elderly people is the most complex part of health care services because I feel it is important for the health care practitioners to ensure that an old individual feels comfortable in service environment. In addition, I feel convincing elderly people to follow medication is the most difficult thing for which, I sometimes try to manipulate them with talks that helps me in convincing them in taking medicines on time.

Alice is suffering from Type II diabetes, due to which the body sometimes releases inadequate amount of insulin which increases glucose level in blood and can lead to lack of physical activity and obesity. However, arthritis in knees leads to blockage and edema of soft tissues which disrupts blood circulation (Leininger and McFarland, 2012). Increasing blood circulation increases body density and also leads to formation of cystic changes which results in pain and swelling. Apparently, as per Alice’s diseases, it is important to modify her diet and ensure that she takes her oral medication on time like Pain relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs. Physiotherapies on alternate days are necessary care need which can help in controlling her diseases like Arthritis, type II diabetes. Increased pressure on knees and loss of weight also comprises of risks of acute inflammation and cystic changes which can be dangerous for Alice. Thus, as per changes it is possible that she may not feel comfortable under health care services because she is 89 and from past many years she used to stay with her husband, who recently passed away and also with her family who visited her every day twice for helping in food and basic homely requirements.

 In accordance to health and safety until she gets admitted in a Nursing home, it is important for her family to ensure that she is taking proper medication and following dietary requirements. There is a need of someone at home all the time with Alice to assist her in everyday activities. Leaving her alone can be a major risk with regard to her health and safety.

Early symptoms of dementia and arthritis in knees are health factors which are disadvantageous for Alice.

Regular medication, following diet, regular diagnosis and check-ups, and physiotherapies are the requirements which need to be followed forwell being an care of Alice.

Involvement in societal activities, friendly environment, love, care and assistance in everyday activities support services which can be beneficial in supporting care services of Alice.

A Nurse will keep her hands away from face, when talking to Alice which will help her in understanding she wants to say. Facial expressions, gestures and implementing use of sign languages are the best strategies which can help enrolled practitioner in communication with patients suffering from sensory loss (Andrews and Boyle, 2012).

Mental illness

Physical disabilities

Daily living activities of Alice (Rolley and et.al., 2010)

As per her condition, she is vulnerable to changes and therefore first step will be to focus on her involvement in the nursing home. Further, the practitioner will focus on understanding her basic needs in order to help with her daily living activities. Creating friendly environment with all service users will help in fulfilling her social and emotional needs which will aid in developing sense of living for Alice.

Modification in diet plans and medication after every clinical test and check-ups are preventative measures for Alice Care Plan

The family will be allowed to visit her every alternate day and also the enrolled nurse will prepare plan of care and diagnosis documents which will be shared with her family to secure interest her family. Thus, informing about all improvement and changes in care plan will be under informed consent policy of Nursing home.

Government subsidy to aged care providers, volunteers etc. are the helping hand to Aged Care Funding mechanism. The mechanism of funding is segregated into three factors that is Complex Health care, Activities of daily living and Behavior (Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) Reports, 2018.).

Increasing aged care pollution, developed the requirement of care practice which has further increased the need of funds to govern care services.

Psychosocial theory in health care is a situation of mistrust, individual beliefs, hope andwill to involve in certain situation. This reflects service user's insecurity for living, care and wisdom to certain situation of nursing and care practices.

Social exchange theory reflects individual negotiation from environment to other. This theory relates to situation of Alice where she was living at her private home with her husband and suffering from various medical problems. When her husband passed away, she lived alone but her family visited her twice a day to help in homely work, she is attached to homely environmental of family but now when she got approved for nursing she is uncomfortable in accepting health care environment.

Alice family has a right to participate in decision making for medication of Alice. Right to view and change plan of care which comprises treatment, benefits, risks, illness, discharge plans etc.

Right to ensure safe care environment for Alice.

Right of privatizing personal care needs. However, two responsibilities of Alice family are focused on  ensuring effectiveness care services and safety of Alice.

The Health and Social Care Act 2008, Mental Health Act 2016 and Indian Medical Council Regulations, 2002, are focused on etiquette, professional conduct, and ethics and Quality Improvement Act of 2005.

Dementia is related to memory loss in which the person faces difficultly in analyzing, recognizing, and remembering.

Increase in confusion, behavioral changes, depression, loss of ability in understanding, anxiety, and depression are the common symptoms of Dementia.

In case, a person is unable to recall recent events is a condition which reflects signs of dementia.

In case the person is unable to recognize some family member or immediate guardians then this leads to behavioral change which indicates sign of Dementia.

In 2011, people suffering from Dementia were 298000 and as per projection it is possible that till 2020 it increases till 400,000 (Dementia in Australia. 2012).

Assessment tool for assisting cognitive abilities of Alice will be based on understanding her situation and creating familiar environment in Nursing home. It will be focused on social inclusion with care providers and other service users in nursing homes and meeting with her daughters.

Monitoring surroundings in order to avoid behavioral changes because in such case the person becomes vulnerable to environment.

Safe and social precautions around person suffering from Dementia, will help in their social exclusion and boosting their spirit for living.

Complementary therapies will assist in distracting service users and also will assist in developing their mental ability to recognize and remembering of incidents.

Medication and inclusion of service users is the major risk related to physical, chemical and psychological restraint. However, Mental Health Act 2016 is the legislation which helps in setting precaution to challenge behaviors of patients.

Understanding interest of people suffering from dementia and making them participate in activities can be a strategy to boost interest of patients. The plans can comprise hobbies, work, family, interest etc. Apart from this, creating friendly environment for the person to seek their interest in specific activities can be helpful in distracting service users from negativity and motivating them for inclusion.

Informing the family or any immediate guardian.

Washing body is a necessary part of Palliative care.

Death certification which comprise details of analysis of individual conditions and cause of death. Further, the care home ensures that family is getting ambulance and necessary requirement to take her body for funeral.

 End of life is the ultimate care situation where the person is alive but is living final few hours of life.  This reflects an individual’s condition where the person’s health problems has been progressed to death or is incurable. On the other hand, palliative care is the situation for the terminally ill service users. It comprises diseases like Cancer, Leukemia, Coronary artery diseases, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome etc.

References

Leininger, M.M. and McFarland, M.R., 2012. Transcultural nursing concepts, theories, research and practice.

Andrews, M.M. and Boyle, J.S., 2012. Transcultural concepts in nursing care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 13(3). pp.178-180.

Rolley, J.X., and et.al., 2010. Nursing care practices following a percutaneous coronary intervention: results of a survey of Australian and New Zealand cardiovascular nurses. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 25(1). pp.75-84.