Identify life experiences that have been unique to your client that may have prepared them to cope with the challenges of aging.
Check-Off Criteria for Community Based Project
Criteria | Points | Check-off |
Reason for choosing this agency | 1.0 | |
Purpose and mission of the agency | 0.5 | |
Training and educational requirements for staff | 0.5 | |
Eligibility requirements for services | 1.0 | |
Services provided and to how many elderly per annum | 1.0 | |
Ambiance/ adequacy of physical aspects of the facility | 3.0 | |
Funding sources | 2.0 | |
Community support for the agency | 2.0 | |
Value of services to individuals, families, groups, community, and society | 2.0 | |
Student’s evaluation of the agency and the services provided with rationales | 4.0 | |
Ways services could be improved (realistically) | 3.0 | |
Total points | 20* |
* The instructor reserves the right to adjust the points earned for not following the directions and requirements of the assignment.
Check off Criteria for Supermarket Project
Criteria | Points | Check-off |
Content | ||
1. If you cannot afford everything on your list, what would you eliminate? | 2.0 | |
2. How did it make you feel? | 3.0 | |
3. Were the items you desired easily available and within your reach? | 2.0 | |
4. How long did it take you to complete your shopping? | 2.0 | |
5. If you must use public transportation, what would you eliminate from your list? | 2.0 | |
6. If you must rely on someone from the community to provide transportation, would this affect your decisions about shopping? | 1.0 | |
7. If you have, a new medication that is expensive and you do not have sufficient resources to get both medications and food supplies for one month what will you do? | 3.5 | |
8. How did these issues make you feel? What other resources are available to you? | 4.5 | |
Total points | 20* |
* The instructor reserves the right to adjust the points earned for not following the directions and requirements of the assignment.
Check – Off Criteria for Assessment of Geriatric Client
Criteria | Points | Check-off |
1. Describe the acute and chronic conditions your client is currently experiencing | 5.0 | |
2. Which signs and symptoms are related to normal aging and which can you contribute to pathology. | 2.0 | |
3. What factors have contributed to the health conditions possessed by your client? | 2.0 | |
4. Describe the priorities of care for your client | 5.0 | |
5. Discuss your client’s current condition in terms of Self-Care Model for geriatric nursing. | 2.0 | |
6. Identify life experiences that have been unique to your client that may have prepared them to cope with the challenges of aging. | 1.0 | |
7. What obstacles does your client face when trying to maintain an active state? | 1.0 | |
8. What does your client do for mental stimulation? | .05 | |
9. What questions will you ask to assess your client’s spiritual beliefs and needs? | .05 | |
10. What changes should be made to your client’s home to make it user-friendly and safe for your client? | 3.0 | |
11. Discuss the actual and potential family problems that might be associated with caring for your client. | 3.0 | |
12. All screening tools included and identified from assessment of geriatric patient. | 5.0 | |
Total points | 30* |