Question

Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.

Adele has enjoyed an active life, playing golf and basketball through most of her adult years. She is now 68 years old and has received a diagnosis and sudden onset of osteoarthritis, resulting in her becoming unable to move about without support.

Question

1. How can you help Adele recognize changes regarding her ability to participate in activities because of arthritis, versus changes associated with the usual aging process? (Approx. 80 words).

2. Given Adele has had an active sporting life, what types of activities could you support Adele to participate in? (Approx. 80 words).

3. What aids and appliances could Adele use to support her to remain in independent living for as long as possible? (Approx. 40 words).

4. Adele’s sister arrives with an electrical foot massager, saying she believes it will help Adele’s circulation and ease her arthritic pain. What suggestion/s will you give Adele around the use of the foot massager? (Approx. 40 words).

Answer 1

1. Describe four things the worker should do to maintain a positive and respectful relationship with Cherrie.

When caring for cherrie with Downs syndrome

• It is important to remember that she may struggle with speech,learning,mobility,thinking and self care needs.
• She must be treated with dignity and respect.
• She must be given respect even she explains situations that are not true or may not happened.
• Always the worker should provide quality care with a positive attitude.

2. After checking the little toolbox, the worker finds that there is no money in it. Outline how the worker should follow up with Cherrie's claims of being robbed.

After checking the tool box, the worker finds no money.

Instead of directly going to the police she should check all through the house, that there are chances where she might have forgotten or kept somewhere.

If the situation has really happened they should go to the police with proper evidence.

3. What could the worker do to support Cherrie to become more empowered in this situation?

First of all it is observed that her medication has been missed for about 20 hours.

The worker should guide her and make her take the medicine first and give her social support.

Positive reinforcement and role playing might help her particularly in encouraging her to be socialised with people around her.

Her daily living activities must also include acceptable behaviors like waving goodbye,saying hello,responding to their name,and to greet any visitors.

The worker should take care of her time to time.

4. What are some assumptions about the situation and how might these influence a person's view of what has occurred?

Some assumptions by cherrie like helicopter one is generally a mental health illness as stated. It is an abnormal social behavior and the failure to understand what is real. Lack of motivation causes more in such kind of situations.

Explanation:

• I have tried to explain in extremely simple words and kept it precise too and made bullets too so you may find it easy to read.