Interview with an Older Person
Interview with an Older Person
This stage indicates that the client is not in depression and that she is happy with the kind of life she is living. This is attributed to the environment and the people around her, and that she has enough positive things in life to keep her going. This client has enough reasons to be happy with life. There are depression signs once in a while which need prompt actions in order to be treated so that old age does not become a burden.Geriatric Pain Assessment
There is a series of pain that the patient feels. This usually occurs after a long time of sitting or sleeping. The pain is normally in the joints and the muscles. Generally Client W can walk around without major pains and she tends to like walking as preferred to sitting or sleeping. There are moments at night when she has to wake up and sit on bed with her legs on the floor to ease the throbbing in her back. The series of pain is engulfed on her activities and there are times that she hates the pain. This is why she takes walks in the evenings in order to avoid sitting.
She cannot be comfortable in a shower and therefore appreciates a bath in a bath tub. She finds comfort in the water and will stay still in it. There are instances when she uses the toilet but the sitting posture is what she is used to due to her legs. Client W has no one in tow for her, she appreciates independence and even though she is friendly to people, she does not allow people close to her private life. It is the reason she has no one else to make decisions for her. She goes for walks alone and whenever there is any signing to do, she carries it out herself.
The client also needs to be taught on accepting to be treated and positive medical attention decision making. Maintaining health requires that one gets treatment in order to ease the pain and even heal. Therefore client W has to be taught that treatment methods and relevance never cease.
References
Greenberg, A. S. (2012). The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). General Assessment Series, 1 - 2.
Tabloski, A. P. (n.d.). Gerontological Nursing. Boston: Pearson.
Westphal, C. (2005). Acute and Critical Care Choices Guide to Advance Directives. American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
