N 495 University of Guam Holistic Assessment of The Older Adult Presentation

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Holistic Assessment of the Older Adult

For the PowerPoint and recorded presentation, create a presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the prompts or questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) scholarly sources throughout your presentation, referencing in APA style. Include title and references slides in the presentation. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Ensure that you have permission from your older adult to conduct the health assessment and ensure that they are not identified on the PPT. Review the Signature Assignment rubric criteria for this assignment.

Part 1: Assessment: Choose an adult (65 years or older) friend or relative and perform a holistic health assessment. Clearly discuss your discovered holistic health assessment data. Your assessment should include the following parts for the holistic assessment:

  • General Health History
  • Physiological Assessment
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Social Assessment
  • Cultural Assessment
  • Developmental Assessment
  • Spiritual Assessment

Part 2: Interpretation (Abnormality and Coping)

  • Choose one abnormality from the data gained in the      assessments and discuss possible reasons/causes for the abnormality. 
  • How does this abnormality impact the other areas of      the patient’s life?
  • Discuss the client’s stress and coping mechanisms.       
    • Are they healthy? 
    • What recommendations and improvements could be made       that are individualized for this person?

Part 3: Teaching Plan: Create a teaching plan that addresses the client holistically by applying the assessment data you have analyzed. 

  • Describe at least one client goal for each of the six      categories (each category should have a goal) (physical, psychological,      social, cultural, developmental, and spiritual).
  • Discuss one strategy per goal you would use to teach      your client about each individual goal
  • Explain how you will evaluate if your teaching was      effective 
    • Title Slide (1 slide)
    • Objective Slide (1 slide)
    • Assessment
      • General Health History (1slide)
      • Physical (1 slide)
      • Psychological (1 slide)
      • Social (1 slide)
      • Cultural (1 slide)
      • Developmental (1 slide)
      • Spiritual (1 slide)
    • Interpretation (Abnormality and Coping)
      • Abnormality, Reasons/Causes, Impact on Life (1        slide)
      • Stress, Coping, Recommendations (1 slide)
    • Teaching Plan
      • Physical Goal and Teaching Strategy (1 slide)
      • Psychological Goal and Teaching Strategy (1 slide)
      • Social Goal and Teaching Strategy (1 slide)
      • Cultural Goal and Teaching Strategy (1 slide)
      • Developmental Goal and Teaching Strategy (1 slide)
      • Spiritual Goal and Teaching Strategy (1 slide)
      • Evaluation Plan (1 slide)

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NURSING: HOLISTIC HEALTH
ASSESSMENT OF AN OLDER
PATIENT
NAME:
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION:
DATE:



This project is driven by three main objectives.



These objectives are informed by the desire to gather insight into
the patient`s health status.



1. To identify a set of health conditions affecting a 65 year old
patient using a holistic framework.



2. To define their abnormalities from a health perspective.



3.To create a reliable teaching plan to overcome the underlying
health conditions.

OBJECTIVES



Understanding the general health status of a given patient is
essential.



This section explains that Peter has had various health challenges
affecting his general wellbeing.



For example, Peter has been diagnosed with the following
conditions:



Diabetes



Chronic hypertension



Depression and stress.

ASSESSMENT: GENERAL HEALTH
HISTORY



Numerous elements have been used to assess the physical health
of a patient:



Nose, head, eyes, ears and mouth: The patient is healthy with
normal hair distribution.



The patient has regular nasal blockages.



The patient is well oriented and receptive to external stimuli.

PHYSICAL



Generally, Peter has been undergoing various treatments to help
him overcome the previous diagnosis of mental health
challenges.



He was diagnosed with chronic depression which affected his
orientation and psychological health (Kim, 2017).



Peter is still in the recovery stage which is marked with improved
reception to medication meant to treat depression and red...

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