HLTH3002 Aging and Palliative Care Assignment 1 Brief, NZSE

Purpose

This course introduces students to the aging process and how it affects one’s lifestyle and wellbeing over time and covers the support requirements for caring for the aged in palliative care and signs of abuse and appropriate responses.

Graduate Profile Outcomes (GPO’s)

1. Apply knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes in a health and well begin setting to provide health and well begin services in an ethical and professional manner.
2. Recognise and response to signs of vulnerability and abuse in a health and wellbeing setting
3. Communicate effectively in a culturally appropriate manner to support a person’s health or well being
4. Provide culturally appropriate person-centred health and well begin support maximise a person’s independence.
5. Recognise and respond to sign of functional, behavioural, environmental, or other health or well begin change in a person, in a home community setting.

Learning Outcomes:1

LO1: Describe the aging process and its impact on daily life and appropriate health support for people of different cultures. (5 Credits). 

To pass the assessment, you must meet all the stated learning outcomes (LOs) and must achieve 50% marks in tasks addressing the LOs.

Assessment Guidelines

• You need to complete every task to a competent standard to pass this assessment.

• The assessment must be completed according to the school’s policies on assessments.

• The assessment will be completed and submitted online on Canvas.

• Note the assessment must be your own individual work. 

• You are encouraged to use your own class notes or any other relevant material to help guide you in your responses and you are required to write in your own words. 

English Writing and Layout Requirements 

• Your written work is to be typed out in a Word document. 

• Aim for your submission to be grammar and spelling error-free. 

• You need to format your work in the following way: 

• Font Style: either Calibri or Times New Roman 

• Font size: not less than 12pt for main content, and no more than 18pt for section headings. 

• Line Spacing: 1.5 lines 

• Margins: leave margins of 2.54cm all around the page. 

• Include Your student ID, Course Number, Cohort Number, and date of submission in the “header” of all pages . 

• Insert page numbers into the “footer” of all pages.

Case Study

Mrs. Shin is an 82-year-old Asian female who lives in a local aged care facility. She has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure, hypertension, arthritis, osteoporosis and diabetes. Recently, she appeared to have lost interest in eating and frequently complained of indigestion. She also wants to be covered with blanket even when weather is warm. She was previously outgoing and social, but lately she has been limiting her outside activities. Although she requires minimal assistance with her activities of daily living (toileting, showering, personal hygiene) and remains ambulatory with a cane, she demands someone to be there to help her. It is also noticed that she has become more confused and gets agitated when she is unable to recall events.

Assessment tasks

1. Read the case study and describe how aging has impacted Mrs Shin`s body systems. 

   Student must select any 3 body systems from the list below to provide details in context of the case study

• Digestive System

• Cardiovascular System

• Musculoskeletal System

• Nervous System

• Integumentary System

• Endocrine System

2. How does the ageing process impact Mrs Shin on a daily basis?

Student must provide one impact for 3 activities that are listed below

• Eating and drinking

• Mobility

• Dressing and undressing

• Sleeping habits

• Toileting (Elimination patterns)

3. Mrs. Shin has developed few health conditions that are associated with ageing process. What are they and how they would affect her?                                                       

   Student must

• Identify all the health conditions mentioned in the case study

• Provide brief details of any 2 health conditions

• Mention how health conditions would affect her daily living

4. What changes has Mrs Shin had to make because of ageing to have a better lifestyle and quality of life.

Student must select any 3 aspects from below to answer the question

• housing

• work

• recreation

• family/whānau

• learning

• community participation

• spirituality

• cultural identity

5. What type of support services are available to Mrs Shin as an older adult from Ministry of Health NZ to maintain her independence and quality of life?

Student must

• Identify ALL support services

• And briefly describe them

6. How does culture affect the aging care? How would you provide care to Mrs Shin?

Student must

Identify differences of aging perspective across different cultures
Provide 3 things/points to be mindful of when caring for Mrs Shin who may have different attitudes, practices, or beliefs than your own:

The assessment should be uploaded on Canvas.