Many patients in assisted living facilities are in their late seventies to eighties. At this age, several life changes often begin to occur, for example, loss of friends and loved ones, and also health problems begin to arise. Depending on the facility the resident is in, services may be available to help with the grieving and support process. Assisted living facilities also provide nursing care to assist the patients depending on what their medical history is. The spectrum of care that residents need is a very wide range; some require assistance with every task and others only have slight limitations. The patient that this resident profile is based on only had slight limitations. Most tasks the patient was able to complete independently, for example, using the restroom, ambulating, and eating. The only main limitation for the patient was, assistance was needed for showering and medication management. This reflection will address the priority altered concepts of the patient the nursing student had the chance to spend the
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The resident has a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in the hips. Osteoarthritis is an exemplar for chronic inflammation (Giddens. 2012, p. 224). Several years ago, the patient also underwent a hip replacement surgery. Throughout the evaluation, the nursing student asked the patient about any pain or weakness and the patient did mention having pain in the hips as well as generalized weakness occasionally. He stated that he “dangles and moves his legs around prior to getting out of bed or the chair.” Osteoarthritis is a form of somatic pain (Giddens, 2012, p. 277). The nursing student asked what methods of relief the patient has for pain, and he stated that he usually tells the nurse and she is able to get him medications for the pain. Therefore based on subjective data received during the patient interview, these two altered concepts are of priority to patient’s health and
The resident has a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in the hips. Osteoarthritis is an exemplar for chronic inflammation (Giddens. 2012, p. 224). Several years ago, the patient also underwent a hip replacement surgery. Throughout the evaluation, the nursing student asked the patient about any pain or weakness and the patient did mention having pain in the hips as well as generalized weakness occasionally. He stated that he “dangles and moves his legs around prior to getting out of bed or the chair.” Osteoarthritis is a form of somatic pain (Giddens, 2012, p. 277). The nursing student asked what methods of relief the patient has for pain, and he stated that he usually tells the nurse and she is able to get him medications for the pain. Therefore based on subjective data received during the patient interview, these two altered concepts are of priority to patient’s health and