The same older person in case study 1.
One year later, Nursing students had visited the older person at his home. They found that the older
person had left hemi-paresis with muscle power grade 2; drop left shoulder; stiffness of shoulder, elbow,
wrist and fingers; limited range of motion of his arms; and left facial palsy. Right upper and lower
extremities remained normal muscle power and full range of motion. His caregiver informed that the
older person had acute problem of hemi-paresis eight months ago. He was taken to a hospital and had
physical therapy. However, the symptoms did not recover. It made him despaired, feel discouraged, and
refuse to continue physical therapy.
Currently, The older person could perform minimal self care. He needed to be dependent on his
daughter, who is his primary caregiver and took care of him on his hygiene, dressing and moving. He could
walk with a cane, but could not go out by himself anymore. His daughter said that his behaviors had
changed, for example, forgetfulness. He often forgot to take medications. He used to argue with his
children and grand-children about his wallet because he thought that it was stolen but actually he forgot
that he kept the wallet in his closet. This made his children and grand-children rarely visited him as usual.
Sometimes, he was confused and wandering around. He also started having hearing problems.
Sometimes, he thought that his children and grand-children blamed him, which made him feel annoyed
frequently and avoided talking with other people. In addition, He had problems of urinary incontinence,
causing difficulty to take care of him. These problems of the older person caused him stressful and
despair with health conditions.
3. The learners analyze the data above and answer the foll
The same older person in case study 1. One year later, Nursing students had visited the older person at his home. They found that the older person had left hemi-paresis with muscle power grade 2; drop left shoulder; stiffness of shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers; limited range of motion of his arms; and left facial palsy. Right upper and lower extremities remained normal muscle power and full range of motion. His caregiver informed that the older person had acute problem of hemi-paresis eight months ago. He was taken to a hospital and had physical therapy. However, the symptoms did not recover. It made him despaired, feel discouraged, and refuse to continue physical therapy. Currently, The older person could perform minimal self care. He needed to be dependent on his daughter, who is his primary caregiver and took care of him on his hygiene, dressing and moving. He could walk with a cane, but could not go out by himself anymore. His daughter said that his behaviors had changed, for example, forgetfulness. He often forgot to take medications. He used to argue with his children and grand-children about his wallet because he thought that it was stolen but actually he forgot that he kept the wallet in his closet. This made his children and grand-children rarely visited him as usual. Sometimes, he was confused and wandering around. He also started having hearing problems. Sometimes, he thought that his children and grand-children blamed him, which made him feel annoyed frequently and avoided talking with other people. In addition, He had problems of urinary incontinence, causing difficulty to take care of him. These problems of the older person caused him stressful and despair with health conditions.3. The learners analyze the data above and answer the foll
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