When inquired about his perceived health status, he said that he believe his overall health is “pretty good”. He says he feels safe now since he is in the nursing home because Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and the nurses will help him in case something unexpected happens. He says he does not have a set routine in his daily activities. He usually gets out of bed when the CNAs instruct him to; he waits for them to wake him up. Basically, he follows the instructions of the nurses and nursing assistants. The nursing assistants assist him with bathing but he is able to feed and dress himself. He is also interested in learning more about caring for himself. When inquired about his sleep pattern, he said he tries to sleep at nighttime but he usually go to bed around midnight, wakes up around 2am and he is not able to go back to bed until the next morning. Also, he has arthritis in his left knee and the pain impairs his sleep pattern. I asked him if he takes a nap during the day and he said he takes naps during the day. I recommended that he try not to take a nap during the day and that might help him sleep for longer hours during the …show more content…
This nursing diagnosis pertains to the interviewee due the disagreement between him and his roommate and not being able to fully interact with some of the residents. Another nursing diagnosis is disturbed sleep pattern r/t discomfort from current illness AEB client’s statement of waking up in the middle of the night and unable to fall asleep again (Ackley,746). The interviewee experiences joint pain and he takes naps during the daytime, which negatively affects his sleep pattern. The third nursing diagnosis is powerlessness r/t dependence on other people to meet basic needs AEB depending on the nursing assistants to give him a bath (Ackley, 625). This nursing diagnosis is relevant to the interviewee because he believes that he lacks control over certain situations in his life since he is in a nursing home. The following nursing diagnosis is readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being r/t desire to be more connected with God AEB believing to be closer to God after death. He believe that when he dies, he will go to heaven because he tries to live is life according to the teachings of the bible. The final nursing diagnosis is altered family process r/t inability to interact with family members AEB lack of communication between interviewee and his family. He has not been in contact with his family