"But even if you plan intellectually and legally, you're never ready for the emotional impact," Baldocchi says. In the first two months after her mother's stroke, she lost about 30 pounds as stress mounted. More than 42 million Americans provide family caregiving for an adult who needs help with daily activities, according to a 2009 survey by the AARP. An additional 61.6 million provided at least some care during the year. And many are unprepared.
ASSIGNMENT - CASE STUDY WHY DO SOME CLIENTS AVOID APPOINTMENTS? SUMMARY OF 3 SESSIONS WITH A SUPERVISEE INTRODUCTION This case study is related to a Bereavement Agency Volunteer who was my first supervisee whilst undertaking the Supervision course. I had 4 supervision sessions with her, but I will relate only to the first 3 sessions as a requirement of this case study. During our supervision sessions, she seemed to be concerned that the 3 clients she was seeing had all cancelled at least 2 appointments each giving either no notice, or very little notice. She was beginning to feel that maybe she was the cause of them not attending.
Emma has a 4 year old daughter and she is a single mum. She took a year’s break from her studies following the birth of her child. The two main issues that may affect Emma’s learning are; time management impacted by being a single mother and lack of experience in a forensic setting. When Emma commenced on the ward, we had our initial meeting within her first week and we identified her learning needs and issues that may affect her learning. Strategies for supporting her learning were also identified (see learning contract).
Before this she had, as documented in her notes, only accessed maternity and antenatal services three times. My mentor and I took over her care forty minutes after her arrival, when she was 4cm dilated, and were informed that Edivania expected to have a vaginal delivery. We were also made aware that she was unable to converse, as her understanding of English was limited. Edivania was single, and although a friend had accompanied her to the labour ward, acting as translator, she had to leave after two hours. This left me as Edivania’s only line of support; my mentor periodically came to check all was well but primarily remained with another women in our care.
She became a teacher at the age of 16 and slowly saved money she earned which was one dollar a week. After nine years she’d save 75 dollars to go to Oberlin College in Ohio, the only college in the country at the time that gave degrees to women. Besides that, woman could not speak in public at all. Women during these times didn’t have many rights, but they did have grueling jobs and loads of responsibilities. Once married, a woman no longer had the rights to her belongings; her husband owned her clothes, jewelry, and her children.
The manner in which we were told to book our first patients hardly 3 weeks into the academic year left me in such apprehension that I needed some reassurance from some of the senior students that they were once where I was and had completed the ‘çhallenge’ successfully. My supervisor, as if sensing my fears explained to my patient that the treatment would take a considerable length of time as she was the first ever patient I would be attending to as a dental student. My patient’s main complaint was that the dentures that she had been wearing since 1994 were so ’blunt’ that she could hardly chew with them anymore, the teeth were indeed worn out occlusally and incisally. All she wanted from her new dentures was something to chew with and teeth of a lighter shade, which made my job less demanding. My patient, Ms Carew was a 72 year old pensioner who lived with her daughter.
The funeral held in their house and her mother did most of the arranging of Steve funeral. She felt a sickening disgust towards the adult there, to her parents, and Steve parents. Moreover, some questions not asked until a person is mature enough to appreciate the answer. (KEY POINT) Twenty years later, the narrator and her husband Andrew took a trip in their new car with their two daughters. (SUPPORTING DETAILS) Cynthia was six and Meg was three and half.
Ms P talked about family life and was upset and cried; she said the children have physical health or mental health issues and she is drained caring for them, Ms P is the main caregiver. Ms P said E two years and A seven months have not been well; E has not attended nursery for 2 days she will be attending tomorrow.I said respite care in the home or if the older children went to a day centre for a few hours would help. Ms P said it was offered to her before and she said no however, she did agree it would be a good idea. Ms P talked about her husband and said he opened the front door the other day and was barking like a dog, she asked him ‘what are you doing?’ and told him to come in. Ms P said he was talking to himself for 3 hours yesterday and it sounded like 3or4 different languages.
Growing up , my life consisted of many hospital/ doctor trips. Starting school at 3 years (mommy and me) because my father was working trying to help my Grandmother and Godmother raise me because my birthgiver was never a part of my life . Every Week I would have to go to school in Bell California while living with my grandmother in Baldwin Park California , My morning routines were waking up at 5 am
In interviewing the family, I became self-aware of my role within their home environment. Early on, I recognized their vulnerable states, and worked diligently in establishing an authentic relationship, which is essential for a public health nurse. In identifying the top-most needs of E.M. and her two children: (1) anxiety, (2) depression, (3) stress, I realized that they are facing a unique situation. Because she is a working nurse, she does not qualify for many of the low cost or free resource counseling programs. Her private insurance, offered through her employer does not cover mental health without reaching a twenty-five hundred dollar deductible.