Seventy-two years old woman initial GC. She used to work as a transporter. She is African American woman who has four kids and twenty-six grandkids. Her husband passed away a few years ago, and she still remembers when they used to play with their grandkids but now she doesn’t walk anymore because she had heart failure, and muscle weakness. She uses a wheelchair to get around and her grandkids come to visit her frequently at the nursing home.
GC told me that her older daughter is an English teacher in China, and her daughter speaks Chinese. I notice that she was happy to talk about her kids although she was feeling sleepy while I was speaking to her. When I started asking about her kids; her eyes opened up and she was smiling. I saw her grandkids …show more content…
When she was out of her room; she was talking to other residents and seemed happy to be with them. I saw GC a week later and she seemed awake and remembered me. She seemed happy to be there. She can interact with others and seems a really nice happy lady.
GC favorite color is purple, and she even died her hair purple. I told her that my favorite color was also purple when I saw her bedding and most of her belonging was purple to have more conversation and to keep her interacted with me since she was falling sleeping. GC’s religion is Baptist Christian. She believes in God, and Jesus Christ as her savior. She has Cross in her room and picture of her family.
GC was admitted because she had a heart failure, chronic kidney disease. She has an ostomy bag on her abdominal left lower side because she had carbuncle of the abdominal, so it was infected and there were about five small holes, but now reduced to two because it is healing. I was there when they were changing the bag and cleaning the wound. She wasn’t in any pain, but it had an odor to it and it was red. GC is currently taking Venlafaxine for her depressant; Carvedilol which is a Beta blocker to treat her high blood pressure, Apresoline for high blood pressure; Zantac antacid for her heartburn; and Tylenol for pain or
GC told me that her older daughter is an English teacher in China, and her daughter speaks Chinese. I notice that she was happy to talk about her kids although she was feeling sleepy while I was speaking to her. When I started asking about her kids; her eyes opened up and she was smiling. I saw her grandkids …show more content…
When she was out of her room; she was talking to other residents and seemed happy to be with them. I saw GC a week later and she seemed awake and remembered me. She seemed happy to be there. She can interact with others and seems a really nice happy lady.
GC favorite color is purple, and she even died her hair purple. I told her that my favorite color was also purple when I saw her bedding and most of her belonging was purple to have more conversation and to keep her interacted with me since she was falling sleeping. GC’s religion is Baptist Christian. She believes in God, and Jesus Christ as her savior. She has Cross in her room and picture of her family.
GC was admitted because she had a heart failure, chronic kidney disease. She has an ostomy bag on her abdominal left lower side because she had carbuncle of the abdominal, so it was infected and there were about five small holes, but now reduced to two because it is healing. I was there when they were changing the bag and cleaning the wound. She wasn’t in any pain, but it had an odor to it and it was red. GC is currently taking Venlafaxine for her depressant; Carvedilol which is a Beta blocker to treat her high blood pressure, Apresoline for high blood pressure; Zantac antacid for her heartburn; and Tylenol for pain or