Case study 3

Question Answered step-by-step Case study 3Mrs. Jeffery is 81 years of age and lives in her own two-story home. Which she has lived for 45years. Her medical history includes type2 diabetes, hypertension, and osteoarthritis. She was recently admitted to the hospital following a stroke resulting in moderate left arm and leg weakness. This admission was her third hospital admission in the past three months. Her others admission has been for a urinary tract infection and fall in the context of hypoglycemia or delirium. which prolonged her length of stay in the hospital? She has been discharged and you are now seeing her as an enrolled nurse together with a home care registered nurse. Another registered nurse has performed a cognitive assessment and documented that cognitive decline has occurred following the stroke. she has global cognitive deficits primally affecting memory attention and executive functioning, so this includes planning, problem-solving, mental flexibility, and abstract reasoning at discharge from the recent admission, it was recommended that it was in her best interest to be discharged to a residential care setting due other need for an assistant with the care tasks associated with daily living. Mr. Jeffery was adamant that she wanted to return home to live. Mrs. Jeffrey’s is very private and her closest family, her daughters live close by Mrs. Jeffry took much persuasion to accept any home services. but now has cleaning and shopping assistance once a week. She lacks insight into her care needs and believes that she will feel better. Less confused and stronger, once she is more settled back into her own home. 3.2 explain three (3) strategies you could discuss with Mrs. Jeffery’s family that would help them assist with her care, self-care, and understanding. Health Science Science Nursing NURS HLTENN001 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)