Question

1)What steps can you take to support a person who believes they have been discriminated against?

2) List at least three examples of A) cultural needs of client ?

b) Physical and sensory needs of a client?

3) An elderly client is still living alone in the house they've lived in for 40 years. They are getting to the stage where the stairs are difficult to tackle on a daily basis and they have resorted to sleeping in their armchair every now and then. They are not ready to move out of their beloved home into a more practical bungalow. What equipment could help them remain in the home? How would you need to assemble this?

Answer 1

Q1

Answer: The steps that can be taken to support a person who believes they have been discriminated against are first provide psychological support, counsel the person to explain where, how and who did the discrimination. Make a record of it with correct information. Informed to the higher authority if the discrimination has occurred in the workplace and if the discrimination is occurring in another place even can leads to physical harness then file a complaint against the person to the police.

Q2

Answer: A) Example of the cultural needs of client are

- respect the different religion and equity treatment irrespective of different religion by the health workers

- No restriction is peaceful prayer according to their culture in the hospital

- Diet modification base on cultural beliefs like only a vegetarian diet for some culture as they do not eat meat, fish, etc.

B) Example of Physical and sensory needs of the clients

- provision of physical assistance in doing daily activities for an elder client.

- Sign language communication for the hearing loss client which have loss of hearing sensory.

- Mobilization of client after 5 days of surgery by the nurse.

Q3

Answer: It is difficult to live alone in house for the elder person as they are not able to take care of themselves and increase muscle weakness. The equipment needed for the elder person to make them stay at home are walker, proper food and water supply, adequate store of food items, for the safety measures like the present of bar in the wall to make it support while working, present of toilet rail, handle bar in the toilet, bed at the walkable place, side rail in the bed, Tv for the leisure time. The room of the elder patient should be in the ground floor and items should place in nearby easily available and toilet should be attach to the room.