Judith Comet case study Name: Judith Comet Age: 96 Date of Birth: 3 November 20xx Room #: 7 Judith has been staying in t

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Judith Comet case study
Name: Judith Comet
Age: 96
Date of Birth: 3 November
20xx Room #: 7
Judith has been staying in the centre the past four years.
Judith has 4 children. All of them have their own families and
are currently staying in different States across Australia. They
have decided to place Judith in a home after she had been diagnosed
with stage IV colon cancer four years ago. Having cancer at such an
advanced state at Judith's age. She was thought to have at least
only a year to live. She was always in a lot of pain and required
regular and constant assistance to complete activities of daily
living. It was clear that the family were unable to meet Judith's
needs, as it was becoming too difficult for them to take care of
her.
They decided to place Judith in the care of St George Aged Care,
hoping that it will provide her with a more comfortable
environment, with all the professional support she needs to ease
the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress brought
about by her condition for the remainder of her life.
Judith has been in your care since she arrived at the centre
four years ago. However, the last two months, you have been away on
a holiday
On your first day back, as you and another individual support
worker were about to hoist her from the bed and onto her
wheelchair, you noticed that Judith has sore, purple discolored and
painful spots about 8cm across on both her shoulders, and a smaller
one about 3cm across on the back side of her head.
When she was on her side, you saw some bleeding through her
pants and on the bed sheets from the upper part of her buttocks. It
appears it has not been checked for at least a day or two. Her bed
sheets were stained and smelled of faeces and urines. She looked in
pain. You asked her if you could check what's causing her pain. You
found that she had an open wound about 2cm across and the skin
surrounding it was very red and discoloured. Judith cringed in pain
as you gently assessed the condition of her skin.
You later found out that she has not been out of her bed in two
days. You asked her why she has not gone out of her bed, and she
told you that she's just been feeling too tired lately and going
out just takes too much effort. She asked you if she could just
stay in bed and rest today. You noticed that she seems withdrawn.
You also noticed that she's lost a lot of weight since the last
time you saw her about two months ago
Judith asked you if you can get medication to help her with the
pain. She started feeling pain on her buttocks and both shoulders
two (2) days ago but did not tell anyone until you were back from
your leave. When you asked her why she did not tell anyone about
it, she said she did not want to bother the nurse.
This made you worry about Judith and asked her if there was
anything else that was bothering her. You found out that she has
not had any bowel movement in two (2) days, and urinating has
started to become painful for her.
She asked if you can clean her wounds and give her pain
medication. You explained to her that although you would love to
help her, you are not qualified to perform those procedures on
clients.
You checked her care plan and found that her nurse's name is
Naja Nielsson. You explained to Judith that registered nurse Naja
Nielsson would be the best person to clean her wounds and help her
manage her pain with medication as prescribed by her doctor.
Judith appeared worried when you mentioned the nurse's name. She
hesitantly tells you that the pain is gone, and she feels fine. She
tells you she does not need the pain medication anymore.
After hearing Judith's stories, and seeing her injuries, it was
clear to you that she has been physically and verbally abused by
registered nurse, Naja. However, Judith is too frightened to let
anyone know about it or file any formal complaints.
With a volunteer (to play the role of Judith), simulate a
conversation with Judith to talk about her rights and options to
file a complaint.
To ensure that the scenario provides you with the opportunity to
demonstrate the skills required for this task, use the following
talking points in your roleplay:
􏰫- Talk to Judith about her rights in a manner that will
encourage and maintain her trust.
􏰫- Discuss her options for filing complaints.