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Case Study 1 - Mrs Greenwood

Mrs Greenwood is 85 years old and has been living in her own home since her husband died 9 years ago. She has been actively involved in all activities of her local church for the past 40 years. Mrs Greenwood has one son, who lives about 3 hours away. Approximately 4 weeks ago Mrs Greenwood tripped going down her back stairs and fractured the neck of her left femur. She was admitted to hospital for surgery and has made a fairly good postoperative recovery, however she is restricted in her mobility and fears falling again. She has haemoserous drainage from the distal end of her suture line, requiring dressings. She is due for discharge from hospital in 3 days time, due to a bed shortage. Mrs Greenwood's son has to return to his job tomorrow and will only be able to visit his mother at weekends, leaving his mother alone day and night during the week.

Think about the range of local health and community services that you could access for Mrs Greenwood. In the space below, make a list of the services and provide a reason for each and briefly describe how the service would benefit Mrs Greenwood.

Case Study 2 - Mrs Jacobs

You arrive for duty at 7am and find Mrs Jacobs sitting on the side of her bed, very upset. Once you have calmed her a little, she tells you that the night nurse is cruel to her. You notice that Mrs Jacobs has a fresh skin tear and bruising to her right shin. Mrs Jacobs does not want you to report the incident to anyone, because she fears reprisal.

How would you deal with this problem?