Home Visit with Sallie Mae Fisher
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Home Visit with Sallie Mae Fisher
Mae Fisher is an 82-year old lady whose health condition can be assessed based on her physical examination and her health history. She was recently discharged from a hospital after suffering various illnesses like congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension. She lives alone because she recently lost her husband and her daughter lives in town away from her. This paper identifies four problems that Ms. Mae Fisher is currently experiencing giving a substantive evidence for each problem. The evidence is based on her health history and discharge orders as well as well as from the health assessment done by the nurse during her home visit. The paper also identifies the four medical and nursing interventions that are aimed at improving Mae Fisher’s health condition.
Problems identified from Mae Fisher’s Condition
From Mae Fisher’s health records, prescription, and her physical examination, four problems can be clearly identified. The first problem is fluid volume deficit that is related to various factors in the Mae Fisher’s condition. During the interview, Mae Fisher said that she has a low motivation take a diet that is rich in fluids. The second problem is that she has a high risk for injury related to falls due to her illness. She is unwell and might not do the daily chores because of her weak condition. The only person that could have come to her aid is her daughter who lives in a town away from her. The third problem that Mae Fisher is experiencing is non-compliance to medical prescriptions. The fourth problem that she is experiencing is depression which affects many patients that stay alone. Ms. Fisher's problems can be confirmed by her responses during the interview, her health history and discharge orders.
Evidence to Support the Diagnosis
Mae Fisher’s fluid volume...