Many children across the nation are taking their parent as get older and being to decline in vitality, many consider letting them move into their home. After all, it is easier to care for an elderly mother or father in a nearby room, rather than one who is across the street town or even in another state for the purpose of this week discussion this family in question will experience what is takes to take care of their elderly parent. As the older parents is preparing to the leave the acute care the coordination of care will approach and speak with the family to set up a plan of care for the elderly parent. This daughter who lives nearby will move her father who is 84 years old male that had changing in mental and physical health since he …show more content…
For this patient a plan of care should include interventions to minimize high risk events such as falls. So one nursing diagnosis statement will be address with corresponding outcome and one independent intervention as well as one interdependent. Rationale to support the nursing diagnoses will be included.
Nursing diagnosis statement:
Risk for Falls r/t to muscle weakness, joint instability, and poor sense of balance (Treas & Willkinson, 2014).
Outcome
The patient will be free of injury
Intervention (independent)
This is one that the registered nurses are licensed to prescribe, perform, or delegate based on their knowledge and skills. (Treas & Willkinson, 2014)
1. Teach client how to safely ambulate at home, including using safety measures such as hand rails in bathroom.
2. Teach client the importance of maintaining a regular exercise program such as walking.
Intervention (interdependent)
This one that is carried out in collaboration with other health team members (e.g., physical therapists, physicians) (Treas & Willkinson,