Mr. Robert McClelland, an 81-year-old, is a newadmission from the local hospital to your long-term care facility.After Mr. McClelland’s last bout with pneumonia and congestiveheart failure, his wife of 59 years has decided she is no longerable to care for him at home. Mrs. McClelland states, “He has justgotten too weak and can’t help me care for him. I am so afraid hewill fall and hurt himself. I am so worn out trying to care for himmyself. I have to bathe him and remind him to eat; sometimes I’vehad to feed him myself or he won’t eat. He can be so forgetful. Ihope I am making the right decision for him, because he neverwanted to go into a nursing home.”
1. Which special needs assessments, a type of focusedassessment, are indicated at this time?
5. Discuss the data that support your decision.
6. How will the observation of Mr. McBride during the initialassessment contribute to the patient’s database?
