[Answered]: Instructions: Carefully READ THE CASE SCENARIO

Instructions: Carefully READ THE CASE SCENARIO. What are the physiologic and/or psychosocial changes that this old client has undergone? Please provide a SCIENTIFIC JUSTIFICATION OR THEORIES EXAMPLE BELOW for each change NURSING HEALTH HISTORY Personal Data: Ms. Rizal is a 70-year-old female, residing at Sta. Cruz, Manila. She is single, Filipino citizen and a Roman Catholic. Her usual source of health care is at the Barangay Health Center. REVIEW OF SYSTEMS Psychological The client views herself as a simple person, gifted with a peaceful life. Even though she lives all alone by herself, family members would visit her occasionally. She is alone most of the time and have less chance now to socialize with her family members and neighbors. She is one of the consultants of the Senior Citizen Club in the community and helps in planning of older clients’ care. Elimination The client urinates 5-6 times a day scanty in amount, yellowish color with no accompanying discomfort. She defecates once a week, brown in color, scanty in amount and is hard. According to her, this is the usual characteristic of her bowel. She perspires a lot. Rest and Activity She used to watch television and listens to the radio whenever she gets tired. Her usual activities of daily living Include cleaning her house, doing the chores and gardening. She expresses concern like learning simple exercises, but she gets tired easily with exercise Safe Environment Ms. Sy feels secure in her place since the Barangay Hall is just adjacent to her house. According to her, she seldom hears troubles in their place since the Baranggay Tanods are very active. She lives in a house made of concrete material. There are no allergies to food, drugs and to the environment. Oxygenation She does not have any signs of respiratory distress and never had symptoms of difficulty in breathing. Nutrition The client used to eat root crops and tomatoes from her garden since these are her favorite foods. 24-Hour Diet Recall: Breakfast: 1 pandesal, steamed mixed vegetables, 1 cup of coffee Lunch: 1 cup of rice, 1 tilapia, 1 cup pinakbet, 1 glass of water Supper: 1 cup of rice, 1 pc chicken adobo, 5 pcs steamed okra, 1 glass of water