Question

Case study :self-care ability:hygeine. 1. Discuss how this rezident's health status has affected her self ability? 2. During assessment of self care,the students consult with rezident to assess her willingness and ability to perform ADLs. Why is this step vital to the plan of care and how will it affect the completion of hygeine care for this resident?

M Juanita Morganson and Ms. Hannah Lithgrow are nursing students co-assigned to care for a resident during their long-term care rotation. They will be working with this resident for 5 weeks. Based on the assessment of functional abilities as well as data gathered through the assessment guidelines for hygiene, they are to implement a plan of care to meet the self-care needs of the resident. Addie Johnson is a 52-year-old morbidly obese female with diabetes mellitus. She has had a stroke and has right-sided paralysis (hemiplegia). She tends to slow, cautious behavior and needs frequent instruction and feedback to complete tasks. She has retinopathy (affects her eyesight) and peripheral neuropathy (affects sensation in legs) from her diabetes mellitus. Her Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living indicates that she is very dependent in the areas of bathing, dressing, transferring, and toileting. 1. Discuss how this resident's health status has affected her self-care ability.

Answer 1

1, When a stroke occurs it affects her blood supply to the brain when the brain receives less oxygen and her nerve cells affected due to diabetes complications, it affected her entire body with cognitive and memory loss, emotional disturbance, speech ability, and daily living condition.
2, Activity of daily living need basic skills to complete their task. nursing assessment of ADLs influences a person able to meet the goals and confirm patient dependent living and help to motivate for independence and self-care. it is an important aspect to determine whether the patient needs assistance or she can do self-care. Assessment and practical information on patient ability make them engage in ADLs. It enhances the patient capacity to make them engage in her personal care it benefits them in regular basic personal hygiene. when the resident self-neglect to carry out the daily task it affects their personal hygiene for oral care and bathing it make poor hygiene. this patient is affected by her disability and her dependent life makes her unhygienic for basic care.