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Case
Study - Continued
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After
consulting with Mary, Tina visits Barbara to perform
a detailed assessment of her health, living situation,
and mental status. She also obtains consent from Barbara
to discuss her condition and medications with her
physician and physical therapist.
Tina
finds that Barbara has been taking her high blood
pressure medication sporadically and is having trouble
using her weekly pill container. She suggests this
could be contributory to her falls. She also suspects
that Barbara may have a slight hearing loss as she
noticed Barbara missed a telephone ringing during
her visit.
Barbara
also is having trouble with her meal preparation.
Tina finds Barbara has placed a container of ice cream
in the butter tray. She also finds delinquent utility
and tax bills of which Barbara was unaware.
She
finds Barbara has only limited social contacts because
she stopped driving after her first fall. She desires
to attend local church functions more often but has
been unable to find alternative methods of transportation.
Tina
prepares a detailed written report containing these
and other bio-psycho-social factors she has uncovered
in her visit. Her report also explains the details
of each assessment factor so that Mary and Barbara
can easily understand. <Next>
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