care of older adults

Course Competency:

· Analyze the increased complexity of care among older adults.

Your supervisor needs to make sure that each of the in-service topics will be covered by someone, so she is asking the staff to communicate their topic preference. Below is the list of problems your supervisor wants the nursing staff to be able to teach older adult clients (and/or their family members) about.

In-service Topic Options:

· Hypertension

· Diabetes

· Coronary artery disease

· Depression

· Dementia

· Polypharmacy

· Increased risk of falls

· Vison/hearing impairment

· Nutrition and hydration

Your supervisor has asked you to submit a 1-page proposal, written using proper spelling, grammar, and APA, which addresses the following:

1. Identify the client problem your in-service will address.

2. Describe at least 5 consequences of the client problem as it relates to the health, safety, and well-being of older adults.

3. Explain your rationale for choosing the client problem you selected.

Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

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Special Instructions for This Assignment

· This is a proposal and you will need to write it up as a proposal, not as a research paper. You will follow the assignment prompt in terms of acting as if you were an employee of Rasmussen home care. You need to select a topic of your choosing from the list and write about it EACH week throughout this course so choose wisely. I do not want this weeks assignment in APA format. If you were my employee at a Home Health Agency, you would not write a proposal to your boss in APA format. You can use SBAR format if you want and I have included a copy of a form that works well. You would write an intro paragraph and use the form to "pitch" your idea to your boss.