Student Learning Plan

Student Learning Objective 1: Examine the wellness, illness, and dysfunction components of health that apply to older adults, families, groups, and communities. This last week there was limited demand for the clinic at Moorehead-Simpkins. This limited demand seems to be due to the confusion of when it is and when it is closed. Due to our clinical schedules sometimes a group of students is not present at the clinic on Thursdays, also there is a clinical done by Doctor of Nurse Practitioner students on Tuesdays during the summer. Posting of the schedule and reminders of when the next time the clinic will be open should be made to the residents. Many of the student nurses including myself told the patients we did see, that we would be
This limited window of opportunity needs to be exploited as much as possible. Many of these residents are limited in what healthcare resources they can access because of they are on assistance or their mobility is limited.
Limits to access prevent people older adults from obtaining the healthcare they need. One of the patients I met was on disability and lived alone at the facility but had help from a nursing assistant and his daughter. He was on top of many of his medical needs because there was help to meet his daily life needs. He had someone to help with errands, cooking and cleaning. His daughter helped him to organize his medications and appointments.
The complex does have a social worker which can be a critical resource in making sure the residents can meet their basic needs and getting to a medical appointment. The social worker can help to arrange transportation and make the appointment for the resident. Many of the residents have chronic conditions that if left untreated can lead to exasperated that will bring them to the hospital. The families, complex social worker and student nurses can help to ensure that the frequency of this happening is