Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person Week 2 Project. NSG 4067. 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

Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person Week 2 Project. NSG 4067. 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

Name: Mr. AB                                                Age: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­101 years

Brief Introduction (Background information):

Mr. AB is a 101 years aged Georgian male who lives alone for the past twenty years now. His living alone was attributed to the death of his wife and his already grown children moved to their new homes. Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person

Surprisingly, Mr. AB is currently healthy and presents with no notable medical abnormalities except for declined visual ability. Additionally, the man is very expressive, and his mental health status is good. Mr. AB was a farmer in his formative days until he retired at age sixty-five and currently living on a pension.

1. Philosophy on living a long life

Everyone longs to have a long life and die at a very old age. However, having a long life that is burdened by health complications and diseases is not worth it. Living long is meaningful when accompanied by good health. Living long of an individual is determined by several things.

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For example, the number of years an individual life depends on the life events that happened in the past and the individual’s reaction to those events. Individuals can achieve long life by observing life discipline in all forms. Other than the individual’s physicality, mentality, emotionality, and sociality, their spirituality plays an important role as well.

   2. Thoughts about when a person is considered “too old”

      An individual is referred to as old when he/she starts perceiving life as not good anymore and wishes it would end sooner. An individual who still wills to live more is not considered too old.

An individual who still has dreams and strives to achieve them, an individual who has courage, desire, and passion and believes that their success is near is not considered old at all. However, an individual with none of the above attributes is regarded as very old.

3. Opinion on the status and treatment of older adults

Naturally, individuals tend to have increased health complications as they advance in age. Old people need treatment more than younger adults do. However, such old adults are not ready mentally to accept the fact as a way of life and a routine and face it. Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person

Due to this, such individuals end up developing anxiety and become depressed. Their anxiety is worsened by the quality of healthcare services.

They end up disturbed and lose their happiness which further deteriorates their health. To avoid this, these old adults should increase their self-confidence and quality of acceptance.

1. Beliefs about health and illness

Good health is a process. That is, being healthy can be considered a state but needs maintenance and carried forward. Individuals require advanced knowledge to achieve good health. Health assessment involves all domains and it should be evaluated in all aspects.

On the other hand, illness is self-caused while other forms of illnesses are destined. An individual’s strength to fight illness is an important thing as it can transform them from bad health to good health.

1. Health promotion activities he or she participates in

Mr. AB participated in several health promotion activities such as having a proper daily schedule including physical exercises. Also, he maintained a proper diet and disciplined himself to eat what is needed, when needed and the amount needed. Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person

Additionally, Mr. AB pursued hobbies, avoided stress, and remained strong in his spiritual life. Lastly, he remained independent and received good support from his family and friends. Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person

1. Something special that helped the person live so long

As stated by Mr. AB, his occupation, living a contented life, and fewer expectations were the things that led to his long life. As he was a farmer, his life was abundant