Week 2
Project
Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person
In order to gain an insight into the world of elder adults,
it is important to understand how they view themselves and the values they
hold. Additionally it is important to assess and determine his/her needs and
establish appropriate interventions for this individual.
By the due date assigned, choose an older adult to
interview. This cannot be a patient in your clinical setting. You can use a
friend, family member, or co-worker. The older adult should be 65 years or
older. Use the format provided to record the responses. A list of questions is
available for you to start with. Include 2–3 questions of your own to get a
complete picture of the older adult. Summarize your findings and also contrast
the responses with findings in your readings and other current literature.
Download a patient questionnaire. This form should be used
as an example.
After gaining permission, conduct a physical and mental
functional assessment of the older adult you have chosen. Review your readings
for the process of functional assessment.
Make use of the tools discussed this week to complete a
comprehensive assessment of your patient. Search the Internet for resources on
these tools.
Tinetti Balance and Gait Evaluation
Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living
Assessment of Home Safety
The Barthel Index
Make sure the older adult is clearly identified on the
tools. Do not include their name, but do include professional or other
designation, and age. Your name should also be identified on the tool. (This
should be a part of your Appendix.)
Compare and contrast the age-related changes of the older
person you interviewed and assessed with those identified in this week’s
reading assignment. During this data analysis process provide at least 4–6
preliminary issues that you have identified. Identify three alterations in
health that you would propose and describe them. Identify a minimum of three
comprehensive interventions for each problem.
Make sure that you integrate personal cultural awareness and
cultural competency.
Paper should be 5–6 pages, not including the questionnaire
or tools used. These should be attached as an Appendix. Remember to use
headings to identify the different sections in your paper.
On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA
format.
Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for
properly citing resources.
This handout will provide you the details of formatting your
essay using APA style.
You may create your essay in this APA-formatted template.
