Question

You are caring for a 90 year old retired minister. What age-related changes might the nurse expect to find in his/her vision? How were these consistent with your interviewee? How might they affect activities of daily living for your interviewee? Support your answer with in-text citations from current articles.

Answer 1

There are lot of changes, a nurse can expect from a old age person, During the time of his nursing care experience with a person above 90 years old people.Both physically and psychological. Even if the interviewee is healthy or unhealthy, various problems or changes in day to day life occur in older ages. However a nurse can make up or lead these conditions to a good healthy results with his /her caring management and medication, Normal changes occurs in old age mentions below.

1.cardiovascular problems

2. Bones and muscular changes

3 Digestive changes

4. Sexual changes

5 visions changes

6 Psychological changes

Cardio vascular problems proble

It is common in people aged above 60, but in the case of 90 it is mostly sure.stiffening of vessels and arteries which becomes hardening of pumping blood results the conditions likeBlood pressure and heart attack

It can be cared and cured with regular exercise and medication, proper sleeping.

Bone and joints

It seems to be very weaker in old age be cause of conditions due to weaker muscular structure and shrinking of bones. Bone fracture is very common in this age category. Calcium deficiency also a major problems in older age.

Intake of more calcium and vitamin D can simplify this changes.

Digestive problems like constipation and gastric changes can be cared with giving fiber rich food, whole grains, vegetables and fruits.

Fluid intake can help them to keep away from dehydration which is seen in aged people.

A nurse should also insists the interviewee to go ahead with regular exercise.

Psychological problems also considered in this category. He may act like a child or keep poor routine practice, or memory loss.A nurse should be very consistent with these changes of older age group and advise for the proper remedy avilalable in medical science.