Joseph is a 90-year-old resident with mild cognitive impairment. He has alwaysbeen a tall, sturdy man with a height of 6
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Joseph is a 90-year-old resident with mild cognitive impairment. He has alwaysbeen a tall, sturdy man with a height of 6 feet and weight of 220 lbs. Joseph hasrecently had surgery for a hip replacement due to a fall and has just returned tothe facility. He is feeling very tired and has not yet mobilized on his own. Lately hehas been very unsteady on his feet. You are assigned to provide Joseph eveningcare to get him ready for bed. You enter his room to say hello and find him sittingin his lazy boy watching television with his eyes closed. You wake Joseph to saythat you are there to help him get ready for bed. Joseph says he is too tired andweak to go to bed and just wants to sleep in his chair. He has never used a liftingdevice before.Using the problem-solving approach above, what are you going to do? How willyou approach convincing Joseph to get into bed? What will you do about theinformation that he has given you that he is tired and weak and has a history offalls just having recently returned from hip replacement surgery? What fallprevention strategies would you consider in this situation? What will you reportat the end of your shift? Write what your specific report would look like?
Joseph is a 90-year-old resident with mild cognitive impairment. He has always
been a tall, sturdy man with a height of 6 feet and weight of 220 lbs. Joseph has
recently had surgery for a hip replacement due to a fall and has just returned to
the facility. He is feeling very tired and has not yet mobilized on his own. Lately he
has been very unsteady on his feet. You are assigned to provide Joseph evening
care to get him ready for bed. You enter his room to say hello and find him sitting
in his lazy boy watching television with his eyes closed. You wake Joseph to say
that you are there to help him get ready for bed. Joseph says he is too tired and
weak to go to bed and just wants to sleep in his chair. He has never used a lifting
device before.
Using the problem-solving approach above, what are you going to do? How will
you approach convincing Joseph to get into bed? What will you do about the
information that he has given you that he is tired and weak and has a history of
falls just having recently returned from hip replacement surgery? What fall
prevention strategies would you consider in this situation? What will you report
at the end of your shift? Write what your specific report would look like?
using 7 steps framework for decision making by the HCA.describe the step by step approach you would take to handle the following clinical scenario:1. confirm instructions2. Gather information3. perform activity4. observe responses5. report6. record7. evaluate
1. confirm instructions
2. Gather information
3. perform activity
4. observe responses
5. report
6. record
7. evaluate
Joseph is a 90-year-old resident with mild cognitive impairment. He has always
been a tall, sturdy man with a height of 6 feet and weight of 220 lbs. Joseph has
recently had surgery for a hip replacement due to a fall and has just returned to
the facility. He is feeling very tired and has not yet mobilized on his own. Lately he
has been very unsteady on his feet. You are assigned to provide Joseph evening
care to get him ready for bed. You enter his room to say hello and find him sitting
in his lazy boy watching television with his eyes closed. You wake Joseph to say
that you are there to help him get ready for bed. Joseph says he is too tired and
weak to go to bed and just wants to sleep in his chair. He has never used a lifting
device before.
Using the problem-solving approach above, what are you going to do? How will
you approach convincing Joseph to get into bed? What will you do about the
information that he has given you that he is tired and weak and has a history of
falls just having recently returned from hip replacement surgery? What fall
prevention strategies would you consider in this situation? What will you report
at the end of your shift? Write what your specific report would look like?
using 7 steps framework for decision making by the HCA.describe the step by step approach you would take to handle the following clinical scenario:1. confirm instructions2. Gather information3. perform activity4. observe responses5. report6. record7. evaluate
1. confirm instructions
2. Gather information
3. perform activity
4. observe responses
5. report
6. record
7. evaluate