Active Classroom Lesson Plan for Townsend, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence‐Based Practice Dementia SIM Prep-Work Case Study : Read the following case study and answer the questions that follow. Seventy‐seven‐year‐old Angie had been a widow for 20 years. She was fiercely independent and had run her small farm with minimal assistance since her husband died. In the last few years, her children noticed that Angie had become increasingly forgetful. First, she began forgetting the birthdays of her children and grandchildren, which was highly unlike her. Recently, she forgot that she was supposed to visit her son and his family and failed to show up at the designated time. Last week when her daughter visited, she found a teakettle on the stove that had burned dry when Angie forgot she had started it. Yesterday, her daughter received a call from Angie’s nearest neighbor, who had found Angie wandering around in his field unprotected from the cold. At Angie’s children’s request, the family physician admitted Angie to the hospital, where she was placed on the geropsychiatric unit. 1. Identify relevant assessment data from the information given. 2. What are the two priority nursing diagnoses for Angie? 3. Describe some nursing interventions for assisting Angie with the two nursing diagnoses identified. 4. Describe relevant outcome criteria for evaluating nursing care for Angie. Please answer the following questions, using your textbook as a guide: 1. Which theory of aging postulates that life span and longevity changes are predetermined? 2. How is the ability to learn affected by aging? 3. What is the most common cause of psychopathology in the elderly? 4. What are some factors that are thought to contribute to elder abuse?
