Havon (HV), is a 63 year old Columbian male. The client is married to a 68 year old Columbian female and has two daughters ages 36 and 30. Client lives in an apartment with his wife who is suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s and depression. Client takes care of his wife while struggling with depression. Client suffers from other chronic medical conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and short term memory.…
I thought of diagnosing Ellen with Dysthymic disorder due to her long history of mild depressive symptoms. The reason I had this is mind was because Ellen was very tired all the time and most time have difficulties sleeping at night. She also reports that she was always unhappy.…
GS is a woman in her early 30’s. GS is a scholar, a doctor, a daughter, a sister, and liked among her peers. However, GS is suffering from a series of medical conditions from the physical and mental aspect. To be more specific, GS has been coping with depression for many years and suicidal ideations for a couple of years. In addition, GS was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia since she was a teenager. The onset of GS’s depression episodes came about by the age of 13. By this time, GS sensed that her family would split up as there was tension between her parents. The tension stemmed from the family moving to another part of Europe, where GS’s father was offered a promotion. As all members of the family had to assimilate to their new environment, there was reluctance…
MEDICAL HISTORY: Includes osteoarthritis, frequent urinary tract infections, hysterectomy 20 years ago, and some TMJ (The temporomandibular joint) problems. There is no history of TBI (traumatic brain injury) or LOC (Level of consciousness) but the patient reported that she had hit her head on the right side creating her TMJ problems. She denies ETOH (Ethanol) intake or smoking. Current medicines include: ibuprofen and Detrol. On admission to the MDC (Memory Diagnostic Center) the patients score on the MMSE was 3-D over 3-D and she was able to recall all three words. Clinical dementia rating was 1. Score on the geriatric depression scale was 12. For further information please refer to patients medical records. Ms. Copeland has a high school education with some college course work. She has worked for about 30-years as an editor. Currently she resides in her own home with her granddaughter with is sixteen. The patient’s granddaughter Jance, moved in about 3-years-ago and has had academic problems and reduced moderation. Ms. Copeland has tried counseling and the Date Counting Learning Center without much success secondary to Jance’s reduced communication and tendencies to sabotage own successes . Ms. Copeland is under considerable stress and does not know for sure if her problems with her memory have worsened. Ms. Copeland indicated that she has noticed memory problems…
Sofia is an 87-year-old Greek woman who migrated to Australia with her husband in 1951. Her husband passed away 10 years ago and she has four adult children. Sofia’s health has deteriorated gradually over the past 10 years and she is finding it increasingly difficult to care for herself at home. One daughter, Maria, lives nearby and has been the main person involved in Sofia’s care. Another daughter and one son also live in Sydney and see their mother when they can, and another son lives in Melbourne.Over the past six months, Sofia has become quite unwell. She has become forgetful and withdrawn in her behaviour and conversation. Maria now feels compelled to drop by every day, as Sofia has stopped cooking for herself and recently became lost when returning from the local shop. Maria has taken Sofia to her GP, who is very busy and has placed Sofia on a number of medications but not really explained these to Sofia or her daughter.Maria is quite concerned about her mother’s condition and the fact that she will need increasing levels of care. She attempts to talk to other members of the family but they insist that she is not that bad and just getting on a bit. The son from Melbourne comes for a brief visit and Sofia perks up when she sees him. He cannot see what all the fuss is about and is quite resistant to Maria’s suggestion that they ask for help from the local Aged Care Assessment Team. He insists that mum has always led a healthy life and would not get dementia – and besides: ‘We Greeks look after each other and don’t need to involve outsiders’.In spite of some resistance from other family members, Maria makes contact with the local Dementia Advisory Service to talk to someone about the situation with her mother. She makes an appointment for you – as…
She says multiples times she takes her medicine and her vitamins, I wonder if she should still be doing this herself. She could accidently forget to take them or she could take them more than once. She may become depressed about moving from her home and her health decline. She already is having memory problems and now she is living in a new environment that she must become familiar with. She is gets upset when talking about how her husband and the doctor where talking about her. Lord, Livingston, Robertson, and Cooper, (2016) feel one might feel resentment for being left out of decisions. She may become less and less social because it overwhelms her. She also has moods swings that may become worse as she declines cognitively. I also worry about Henry and how Ertha states they have arguments. He could learn new ways to cope with the stress. Huis in het Veld et al. (2016) explained that family members should try to adapt to moods of persons with dementia and remain calm. Also, family members should allow time for themselves, take to someone about what they are going thru, and make sure they are getting enough rest (Huis in Het Veld et al.,…
On the surface Edna seems to have it all, the perfect life as it would be perceived by society. She has two children and a doctor for a husband. However, Edna doesn’t feel as if this completes her; instead, she enters a phase of self-discovery and a sense of finding passion again. Edna is trying to break traditional ties that claim that she should be a good mother-woman. This ultimately leads to her awakening or freedom from the life that she believes restricts her. Edna’s sense of awakening happens in stages with different aspects leading up to the final awakening. Her awakening is a cycle that is completed with many different events synching together to form a better understanding of Edna Pontellier.…
During their talk in chapter 7, Edna also tells Adele something about her feelings for her children. Edna loves her children but feels weighed down with a responsibility that is suited to her nature. She feels relief when they are away. Edna is not a “mother-woman” like the women that surround her on the island, and their children, when they fall over and hurt themselves, do not rush to her as other women's children do, but they merely pick themselves up and carry on playing. Although Mr. Pontellier is therefore not able to point the finger towards any definite dereliction of duty as a mother, the way that Edna is obviously so different from the other mothers with them that summer highlights that she has a very different kind of relationship…
2. What is the first sign that Edna is not completely happy with her life as it is?…
She presents with a chief complaint of increased frequency of “nervous episodes”. Additionally, Barbara has experienced shortness of breath and chest pain for which her primary care physician has been unable to identify a medical reason for her symptoms. Barbara has proven to be diagnostically difficult. Barbara has been experiencing the nervous episodes over an extended period of time and disclosed that when she is left at home alone, she becomes increasingly anxious to the point of ruminating about having an episode and possibly passing out while no one is around to help her. The episodes have interfered with her everyday life as she has stopped driving due to the fear of having an episode while driving. Barbara now has to rely on her mother or others to drive her to work. . According to the American Psychiatric Association (2013), Barbara’s symptoms are consistent with one of the criteria for separation anxiety disorder- “persistently and excessively fearful or reluctant to be alone or without major attachment figures at home or without significant adult in other settings”…
The woman explains that she is very sick and that she suffers from a “nervous depression.” She is always tiered and groggy and spends most of her time in the nursery, a large upstairs bedroom.…
Nursing Sisters were female medical professionals who served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the First World War and the Second World War. Nursing Sisters treated casualties in different types of military medical establishments, varying from forward evacuation points adjacent to the battlefields, to fully equipped hospitals far away from the battlefields as described by the Canada’s Nursing sisters. The nurses were trained and then allowed to treat the soldiers at the warfront. Contrary to what the title implies, Nursing sisters played a vital in the assessment of the Canadian history as they were involved in the history’s two most significant wars, namely World War I and World War II, nursing sisters also established their identity through their journey during the wars, and most importantly it paved ways for more nurses to join the force and serve for their country.…
A nurse that is working in a gynecological setting should know not to offer an abortion to a Mormon patient. This is one belief that should be held very…
2. Do you think Katherine’s mental health diagnosis, coupled with her physical problems, makes her more risk of institutionalization? Why or Why not? Katherine diagnosis can have her to be put in institution since she continues to have relapses when she is noncompliant with her medication. Her son and mental health worker is very concern about her future because with her medical condition is becoming difficult for her and them. Since Katherine is overweight it make it difficult for her to be on her feet and she would need a health care nurse clockwise to assistant her in with her everyday needs. The more Katherine can do for herself it would make her feel less helpless. I under with this type of condition can make family members worry because their love one is unable to think clearly. When someone have multiple personality disorder it can be hard on the family members so, I feel by seeking further help from professionals that are familiar with Katherine condition would be the best thing for her in future.…
The Notebook is a classic love story. Duke (aka Noah) and Allie are the two main characters as they are a married couple in their late years of life. Allie has dementia and is within a nursing home. Duke comes to read her stories of their love life that Allie wrote within a notebook within their younger years. The occupational profile of Allie consists of her having dementia. As the story reflects on their past, it was known that Allie liked adventure and excitement as they both wandered around the woods frequently.…