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We covered a lot of information this week—everything from how to identify and fix problems; to how to reduce the risk of infection; to how to wash a bedridden patient's hair.
For this discussion, you will evaluate the home of an elderly relative (parents, grandparents, etc.) and assess for home safety. Outline two areas you consider most unsafe and develop a care plan, nursing diagnosis, and teaching intervention to facilitate increased safety.
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Home Safety Challenges and Effective Intervention and Care Plan
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Home Safety Challenges and Effective Intervention and Care Plan
My grandfather is 89 years old and diagnosed with dementia seven years ago. He lives in
his house, which is twenty meters from our premises, and he does not have any relatives or
workers who stay in the same house with him from the evening till morning. The bathroom is in
the left corner of the house, and he has to walk passed the guest room and kitchen to get to it
from his bedroom. Therefore, one of his house's fatal and unsafe areas is the floor, and he has
fallen twice without sustaining major injuries. He has difficulties walking steadily without the
support of good walking sticks and proper lighting (Gillespie et al., 2012). The proble...
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