nvq 3 304 person centred approach305 Understand person-centred approaches in adult care settings. Task B reflective account. We have been looking after JM for a number of years she came to live with us with early stage dementia as her husband BM could no longer care for her himself at home as he was suffering from heart disease and diabetes but he still regularly visited her as he lived a short distance away. Whilst in our care her dementia has deteriorated slowly but she would still recognise her husband and family when they came to visit. At all times her support plans where updated regularly about changes in her health conditions.
They did a lot of moving around, from having to live with relatives to living in government housing. Viola always dreamt of a better life not only for herself, but also for her mother and her siblings. She shared thoughts that if she were to ever be blessed financially, she was going to be a blessing to others (personal communication, May 6, 2009). Well, her opportunity to be a blessing came a few years after she married her husband who is a successful doctor. This has placed Viola in the upper middle class of society, where she no longer has to worry about finances, has both of her children in private schools, and has even purchased a home for her mother.
The Journal of Nursing Education states, “researchers found the concepts of caring and nurturance were identified as high motivators for choosing nursing” (Williams, Wertenberger, Hames, Gushuliak, 1997). At that time, I was working back office at a Urology office and was going to school. I decided one day that to be able to provide for my daughter if something were to happen between my husband and I that I could always support us. Therefore, my journey began. A Journey Amongst Friends I was fortunate enough to go to nursing school with my best friend Harley.
An example of this, when evaluating a patient I determine how many hours of a personal care assistant they will receive per week. I always think about the patient first before thinking about what is going to save my job money; and this is my constant struggle. Altruism is something I believe is the reason I became a nurse. Autonomy The state of existing or acting separately from others. My current job autonomy is necessary.
When communicating with someone with dementia, it is important to establish their preferred form of communication and work in the manner that works best for them. (Alzheimers 2010) Charlie would at times look frustrated, sigh heavily or even cry, as his ability to vocalise his wishes had become more difficult it was very important to interpret his facial expression, body movements and by touch to help decipher his needs, he becomes frustrated because of his need to express himself, hence disruptive behaviour as his needs not being met. I gave Charlie plenty of time to respond, giving him my
I have worked in the medical field for almost twenty years. I have had the pleasure of meeting or working closely with many people through out my career. There has been one client in particular however that changed my outlook completely on life while impacting my desire to make a difference in the health care industry as a whole. Her life, family, and the bond I made with this special woman during the last stages of her life inspired me to look beyond the realms of taking care of some one with Alzheimer’s disease. I learned to embrace the moments of this disease remembering to
Moving Mom Moving Mom Gerontology 502 Sheena Ard Concordia University I would advise this family to remember this fact when deciding her living arrangements,” Because older people are typically in their homes many more hours per day than are younger people their living environments are central to their quality of life”(Hillier,S.M.&Barrow,G.M.). I would advise Mary Louise that her health concerns will only progressively get worse. I would advise her that it will be to her benefit to go into an assisted living home,” Independent Apartments that include supportive services such as meals, services, transportation, and other personal care”(Hillier,S.M.&Barrow,G.M.). I would try to persuade her. If she continues to refuse, then the family should take action to
Long Term Care AAGR171LM2 April 5, 2013 Barbara Brophy Long-term care help an individual meet health or personal needs. There are a variety of services when it comes to long-term care which includes medical and non-medical care to people who either have a chronic illness or disability. Basically long-term care is help the elderly when they are needing assistance that offer support services as activities of daily living like dressing, bathing, using the bathroom and walking. Long-term care can be provided in the home, in the community or within a nursing home. For instance, my grandmother lived in an assisted living facility, to where food was provided for her.
Some insurance company will make you go through a course with a trained nursed over the course of several days or several weeks before they will okay procedures or payment on some illness. I really believe that this is a good way to not only start managing the rate of fatalities due to lack of knowledge but braking the cycles that most families carry by allowing the individual to become more responsible in responding to the nurse to find out all they can for their situation. It makes them feel more in control and you will find that more and more people will continue to use this type of set for future issues that may
My mother and I do not always see eye to eye. She lives with me because of her disabilities. She has seizures and has had two heart attacks, and many more complications. She fought for almost four years to gain control of her seizures. We thought we had her seizures under control, until last month, she relapsed.