Health Assessment on Elderly People

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Health Assessment On Elderly People
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An overview of the general practice nurses’ role
The significant role played by general practice nurses in the reviewed setup is offering
the excellent health and assessment and examining wounds on patients. The GPN also
establishes good relationships with their patients and their families as well. Besides, these nurses
take responsibilities in learning the health and social histories of their clients. It is also their
responsibility to look for the most appropriate time to attend to specific patients. Besides, it is
among the roles of a GPN, to make their patients understand why the set time for their
assessment is the most appropriate for them (Laurant, Hermens, Braspenning, Akkermans,
Sibbald, & Grol, 2008).
In Mr. Pitman's case, for instance, Mark (the registered General Practice Nurse) knows
that the healthcare assessment services are very complex and lengthy, primarily if they are
conducted on a decidedly older adult. He, therefore, sets the appropriate time for the assessing
Mr. Pitman and explains to him, regarding the decision. The general practice nurse, using the
707 health assessment documentation and conducts an intellectual, repeated assessment
procedure on Mr. Pitman. This procedure is effectively implemented through the use of
standardized mini-mental State Examination (SMMSE). This way, the GPN can
comprehensively record the progress of the patient and issues the appropriate recommendation
for Mr. Pitman (Halcomb, Stephens, Bryce, Foley, & Ashley, 2017)
During the assessment process, the GPN finds out that even if the patient is trying as hard
as he can to cope with the situation at his home, his case may deteriorate rather than improve, as
time goes by. However, in deciding what to do to ensure no more hospitalization for the patient,
the GPN should not make any mistake. The GPN must carefully determine the appropriate MBS
to claim for the patient (Prang, Canaway, Bismark, Dunt, Miller, & Kelaher, 2018).

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According to the legal requirements' documentation for MBS number 707 – which is the
most appropriate when dealing with older adults, a GPN is legally held accountable for all of
their actions when dealing with a patient (Andell, et al., 2017). Therefore, when making any
decision that may affect the patient in one way or the other, the GPN should be very careful. In
Mr. Pitman's case, for instance, the decision on the appropriate time for him to see the GPN for
assessment and when recommending what best for Pitman (Hamirudin, Ghosh, Charlton,
Bonney, & Walton, 2015)
The GPN reviews requirement specification for 707 health assessment and explains to
him. He, therefore, organizes home based appointments. This way, the required services could be
offered to him at his home, and this could reduce the struggles that he suffered as he travels or
walk to the health center for the same (Sinclair, Dunning, & Rodriguez-Mañas, 2015).
Risk factors for a patient recovering from surgeries
Amongst the ultimate advances in clarifying the causes of disease in the recent
researches, is the identification of common and psychosomatic disorders which appear to sway
sickness and deaths directly through functional manners and ultimately through interactive ways.
The fact that Mr. Pitman lives alone may contribute mostly in decline in his condition. This is
mainly manifested in the kind of life he lives. He says that is unable to frequently carry out the
essential house chores, like warming food on a regular basis. This has often forced him to feed
on cold food and drinks. As a result, he often suffers from constipation (Ungar, 2015).
Mr. Pitman also finds it difficult to control his urination at night because getting out of
his bed and rushing to the toilet in time is not an easy task for him. Besides, Mr. Pitman finds it
hard for him to change clothes. As a result, he stays in his pajamas during the weekends. He only