Patient Interview

Patient Interview
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The following essay is a documentation of an interview that was conducted on a patient within the neighboring community, with a purpose to identify some medical backgrounds and lifestyle aspect relations. The main premise of the interview was hinged on identifying that various perspectives that the identified patient had towards healthy living as well as uncover some of the activities of daily living with respect to the way that they were influencing his health. Relative to the patient confidentiality, the names and the address of the patient are withheld as stated in the consent form signed before the commencement of the interview (Code of ethics for nurses - August 2008 - rebranded, 2008). Relative to the prior arrangements the interview was held on the second day of May 2015 at the Home Care nursing home. The interview lasted around 50 minutes, during which period some six question that were health determinant were addressed, in light of their daily activities and their health status. The main questions were related to the feeding habits, toileting abilities, grooming, bathing, walking/transferring and medication.
The six questions form the basis of better understanding the medical problems associated with the patient. Health conditions and even diseases are largely associated with the lifestyle that the patient adopts on their daily life (Shaw, 2015). Activities that would be considered normal are the main elements that show the actual health conditions that the patient is bound to deal with. Aspects such as the feeding habits and the diets incorporated in the foods are crucial elements that determine the patients’ health before, now and in the future. Aspects such social life and physical activities have been found to have some significant impact of the patients’ health and doctors and researchers have always advised their patient to watch these elements closely to make sure that they are living a balanced life (Joslin.org, 2015). Health does not just refer to the absence of disease, but also the element of socially being incapable to connect and mentally being able to connect and relate with general stimuli within the environment and within the body. Medication intake is one of the widely known elements of treating medical conditions and disease and thus will play a great role in the health of the patient as well better understanding the condition of the patient (Shaw, 2015). As such, these questions will form a profound basis of understanding the interviewees health status and what they are doing about it that is beneficial and that which is not.
The interview observed the necessary ethical considerations to make sure that the confidentiality of the patient of the patient and their personal information that could identify them was withheld. Prior to the interview, the patient also filled and signed a consent form requiring that none of his identification information would be disclosed in the essay. The interview and thus the essay adhere with the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia 2008, which safeguards the confidentiality of the patient (Code of ethics for nurses - August 2008 - rebranded, 2008). Prior to beginning the interview, the patient was made aware of the procedures that would be followed and their significance to the paper. Part of the information that came from the interview about patient was that he had been serving in the army and later took up a job at a security firm. The patient on the day of the interview was 70 years old and was suffering from a back injury, diabetes and hypertension.
In light of the first question about the diet of the patient, they revealed that the nutrition doctor had advised the nurses to give the patient foods that were low on starch and high on proteins and fiber. He was also advised to take fruits in plenty as they contained crucial vitamins for the body’s immune system. His diet was not to include any white potatoes or refined grains such as breads, cakes and pasta. These according to the doctor were high on carbohydrates and were likely to strain the already strained insulin. If they were to be taken in any form, it would under the supervision of the doctor or the registered nurses only (Nlm.nih.gov, 2015). The protein sources had to be from the healthy foods such as skinned chicken, fish and beans, otherwise the rest of the protein sources would be on the minimum to avoid complications in the diet and thus his health. According to Bhartiin, 2014, one of the most crucial elements about the patients suffering from diabetes is their diet (Jain, 2014). They have to eat a balanced diet to make sure that they meet the required threshold of the required nutrition. According to the article, patients that follow the nutritional counseling on the best eating habits and the nutritional benefits of a balanced diet, have a higher chance of controlling the blood sugar and avoid further complications (Helpguide.org, 2015).
Relative to the toileting abilities, the patient responded by pointing out that he had a back injury that had now turned chronic. According to the patient the problem had developed in his youthful years, when he was in the army where he had been involved in a road accident. The problem at the time was not obvious and thus did not receive medical care. At the moment, the back injury affects his movement and thus his ability to go to the toilet on his own. As such he requires attending nurses to help his get up from his bed or the wheelchair so as to use the toilet facility. The patient also mentioned that, other than having problems rising and siting most times especially in the last three months, he can attend to his needs. According to Fujii and Matsudaira in the paper, 2012, the lower back pain is one of the courses for disability and jo...