Geriatric Patient Analysis

The ups and downs of the 1920’s and the fight for women's right to vote have changed America overtime. Following the United State’s victory in World War 1 but the good times didn’t last long. The early 1930’s the United States experienced disasters. One example is rebellion and suffrage. Women were happy of the ratification of the nineteenth amendment.

To be in good health not only means freedom from illness but also free from injury and pain. Occupational therapists assist older adults, with the addition of those with disabilities, to age in an environment of their choice by developing partnerships with other older adults, family caregivers and importantly through support for safe, accessible and affordable living options and community environments. These health care professionals also foster older adults’ well-being by supporting their opportunities to learn, becoming accustomed to and manage their health/ability challenges as they become apparent, engage in occupations that allow for self-expression and encourage feelings of

According to The American Occupational Therapy Association, “occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants help people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities” (AOTA). Occupational Therapists go through many struggles on a day-to-day basis but one that affects both the Occupational Therapist and the patient is their relationship. Too close of a relationship between the therapist and the patient can lead to not pushing your patient as hard as they need to go to accomplish their goals, and on the other side of the spectrum, no relationship at all could result in the patient not having trust in the Occupational Therapist to reach their goals.

Apart from the particular APIE process, the client has simply experienced what it is like to be a client. She has had to complete assessments and be honest about difficult things within her life. She has had to accept these difficulties and strive to overcome them in order to reach her goals and objectives. Experiencing these things firsthand can provide her with the best level of care and understanding when it comes to working with other clients. She has also had the opportunity to explore and uncover several aspects of therapy that she would like to incorporate into her practice one day. These aspects include the therapeutic model she relates to the greatest extent with, the types of assessments she believes are most appropriate and also the way in which these assessments are explained and delivered to her

As an OT, I will avoid harming my client by documenting everything that happened within the session and being truthfully about the time spent with a client during his or her therapy session, as there will be some days a client may not be physically or mentally able to start or finish a session and my supervisor or facility may be wanting me to falsely document the session’s

Once we completed the assessment, her paperwork was over to the Medical Team, where a representative from the team contacts the client to schedule an appointment to complete a different assessment. The Medical Team sends someone out to relieve the caregiver from their duties. Mrs. Johnson from the Medical Team called Mrs. Smith several times to set up an appointment but she never returned her calls. Finally, after several attempts, an appointment was scheduled.

As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, I will work alongside an Occupational Therapist and work directly with patients. The difference between an OT and an OTA is that OT’s set up treatment plans and perform medical assessments while OTA’s carry out the treatment plans with the patients. In volunteering at rehab clinics, I’ve learned that Occupational Therapists often spend much of their time dealing with paperwork while OTA’s are performing more hands on work with people. Their day includes helping patients in performing rehabilitative exercises within a treatment plan. Occupational Therapy Assistants help people to regain their ability to perform activities of daily living, or ADL’s. These are the core aspects which

At the age of 53, as a member of the growing older population, there has been many occupational changes throughout my life. An individual never realizes how a passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another change the body and mind. Every day is a battle mentally and physically to complete the tasks of the day. Exercise has been a powerful reliever of pain for the body and soul. People face many diverse challenges and changes across the span of a life and occupational therapy can take actions to improve a situation, especially with medical disorders.

Matt has been a practicing OT for 16 years and still enjoys it. When we started to receive patients, I had the permission to go around and observe his other colleagues that were working with other patients. In the morning, there are 2 OT’s including Matt and 1 PT (Physical Therapist). Itwas so beneficial to observe the multiple provider, because it helped create a bigger understanding about this profession. Next was my OT when I was 2, Tranh-Van Tan. OT, CHT (Certified Hand Therapist) She received her degree in occupational therapy from San Jose State University. Tranh-Van has been practicing for 30 years and she says “I wouldn’t trade it for the world under any circumstances”. Then there is Marc Whitman. He received his master’s degree in physical therapy from Northern Arizona University, Marc has been doing this for 22

The elderly population does not like relying on others for help. Most of the time, these patients do not verbalize when they are in pain or are depressed for fear of being a burden to their spouse, children, or friends. Because of this, nurses need to be astute enough to pick up on some of the nonverbal cues for when a patient is in pain or displaying signs and symptoms of depression. The purpose of this paper is to continue my interview with R.H. and assess his risk for depression, pain, and environmental hazards. In addition, I will ask the patient if he has an advance directive or living will and based on his answer I will formulate a teaching plan on areas needing

This was the second time coming back to the nursing home visit. I was excited that I get to chat with the resident again. My resident was eating breakfast when I walked into the room and she had no idea that I was coming back that day. I got very anxious because she might not want to be bothered, but I was wrong. She was very welcoming and happy that I came back to visit. We had long conversations about her life and new things that came up since the last time we met. I also did an assessment on my resident this time around since I was not able to during our last visit. I explained the whole process to her while doing the assessment and make sure she knows everything that I am doing. Compared to the first visit, I was much more comfortable.

Definition. Occupational therapists work with clients within a variety of environments and contexts that influence participation in purposeful activities. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (2016a), the practice of OT can be defined as “the therapeutic use of purposeful and meaningful occupations (goal-directed activities) to evaluate and treat individuals who have a disease or disorder, impairment, activity limitation, or participation restriction that interferes with their ability to function independently in daily life roles and to promote health and wellness” (p. 608). Unlike other professions, OTs use occupations in helping people across the entire lifespan by promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors

Older adults need the list to be presented at a slower speed in order to improve recall. This is because older adults experience a slowing down in the speed of processing. This is mostly due to the fact older adults also experience a decrease in the amount of dopamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine. These three are all important in high cognitive functioning.

A second reason for a client to need occupational therapy is due to an illness. Severe illnesses like cancer leaves the client with little energy for leisure, social, or work-related tasks after just doing some daily activities. Occupational therapy practitioners are experts with the knowledge of how to modify activities and environments to allow individuals to do the activities they want and need to do to maintain quality of life. The role of occupational therapy is, “to facilitate and enable an individual patient to achieve maximum functional performance, both physically and psychologically, in everyday living skills regardless of his or her life expectancy” (Newman, “The Role of Occupational Therapy in Oncology.”)

at the time of your visit. We have divided the DGA in two parts, each with three