Assessment And Care Provision Of Mrs. Amalie Jones

Assessment and Care Provision of Mrs.Amalie Jones. This essay about 89 year old Mrs Amalie Jones will be a discussion of assessment and care provision identified through the concept map in assessment one.Concepts from Miller’s Functional Consequences Theory of healthy ageing will be used to identify the risk factors which negatively impacts on her function,safety and independence. Focus of this essay will be demonstrating how the dignity of the client/patient can be maintained through dignified nursing care. The main purpose of this assessment will be to protomote both problem solving and care provision including prioritising.According to Miller’s Functional Theory, not all the health issues are due to age related changes, lot of them are a result of risk factors. These can be addressed and even prevented. Nurses play a big role in the prevention of such problems.Amelie Jones has few age related problems such as Macular Degeneration , Arthritis and risk factors due to lifestyle such as Hypothyroidism, risk of fall, wei ght loss and depression. Nursing interventions will be person-centred and ethical. Mrs Amalie Jones is an 89 year old widow. She lives alone and had to give up on lot of things of her interest due to arthritis pain. Recently she developed macular degeneration and had to give up driving affecting her independence. She rarely leaves the house as she has difficulty with mobility with her health issues. Due to these reasons she has lost contact with most of her