Case Study: The Older Adult

Case Study: The Older Adult

The Older Adult

A nurse at the local Senior Center made the following notation about a client: A 74-year-old female client wearing eyeglasses with bifocal lenses and hearing aid in her left ear. Walks with a shuffling gait, using a cane for support. Wearing house slippers and housedress. States, “My other doctor says I should have my eyes looked at by an expert. It’s been a while, and my eyes seem to be acting up lately. I can’t see so good anymore.” The client states that she takes medication for “sugar” and her blood pressure and has worn glasses for years with the last prescription changed about 3 years ago. “I was a seamstress for many years and quit when I couldn’t see to thread the needles anymore-just in time too. These new materials are too hard to work with!” Denies using any eye drops. Describes vision changes as difficulty seeing well at night, especially if trying to read. Uses a magnifying glass to help when reading. No eye pain or discharge, although eyes sometimes feel “dry and scratchy,” with the left eye being worse than the right. Admits to rubbing eyes but without relief.

Develop a Plan of Care for this patient that includes:

2 Nursing Diagnosis

2 goals for each Nursing Diagnosis

Interventions with rationales

Please make an initial post by midweek, and respond to at least two other student’s posts with substantial details that demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, and critical thinking. Remember that your posts must exhibit appropriate writing mechanics including using proper language, cordiality, and proper grammar and punctuation. If you refer to any outside sources or reference materials be sure to provide proper attribution and/or citation.

odule 02 Course Project-Clinical Question

Clinical Question – Formulate a clinical question using the PICOT format.

P: Patient Population

I: Intervention or area on Interest

C: Comparison intervention or group

O: Outcome

T: Time

Ex: “In acute care hospitals (patient population), how does having a rapid response team (intervention) compared with not having a response team (comparison) affect the number of cardiac arrests (outcome) during a three-month period (time)?”

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
.1in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:-.1in;margin-bottom:.0001pt”>Module 04 Course Project -Reference Page

Turn in a reference page in APA format. You must use three (3) or more relevant sources; to ensure the readings are relevant and current, the selected peer reviewed article must have been written within the past three (3) years.

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
.1in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:-.1in;margin-bottom:.0001pt”>Module 07 Course Project-Paper Submission

Your paper for the course project should be a 2-3 page APA paper (not including title page and the reference page) that describes the clinical problem and the following:

Reason for choosing this topic

The PICOT question

Possible integration of the evidenced that you found in clinical practice

Methods to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
.1in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:-.1in;margin-bottom:.0001pt”>Module 10 Course Project – Staff Development PowerPoint Due

Your staff development PPT presentation will include the information from your written paper in 10-12 slides (including a title and reference slide in APA format). Make sure to include speaker notes at the bottom of your slide to explain the content of your slide.

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.