Question: Mr. Robert McClelland, An 81-year-old, Is A New Admission From The Local Hospital To Your Long-term Care Facility. After Mr. McClelland’s Last Bout With Pneumonia And Congestive Heart Failure, His Wife Of 59 Years Has Decided She Is No Longer Able To Care For Him At Home. Mrs. McClelland States, “He Has Just Gotten Too Weak And Can’t Help Me Care For …

Mr. Robert McClelland, an 81-year-old, is a new admission from the local hospital to your long-term care facility. After Mr. McClelland’s last bout with pneumonia and congestive heart failure, his wife of 59 years has decided she is no longer able to care for him at home. Mrs. McClelland states, “He has just gotten too weak and can’t help me care for him. I am so afraid he will fall and hurt himself. I am so worn out trying to care for him myself. I have to bathe him and remind him to eat; sometimes I’ve had to feed him myself or he won’t eat. He can be so forgetful. I hope I am making the right decision for him, because he never wanted to go into a nursing home.” 1. Discuss how you will prepare yourself, Mr. and Mrs. McClelland and the environment to enhance the data gathering inherent to a health history. 2. Discuss the implications of failing to validate your conclusion regarding these data on the nursing plan of care.