Nursing – Discharge planning

The three main health issues include movement hindrance where by Mr. Trosack will move with the help of a walker. Mr. Trosack diabetic condition is main health issue. Mr. Trosack is depressed and lonely and requires a special care and assistance. Mr. Trosack lives in a crowded apartment located at a second floor in a 3-storey building. The building does not have an elevator and thus Mr. Trosack has to use the stairs to reach to his apartment. The house has furniture and personal valuables and thus making it hard for him to use his walker once inside the room. He takes the garbage by himself since he lives alone because his wife died two years ago. He fears climbing up the stairs because of pain that emanate from the strain. His family works for 60 hours a week hence there is little time in helping him recover.Nursing – Discharge planning Sample

Another major health issue is the fact that Mr. Trosack is diabetic. Although he is under a dietary counseling, he lives in a story building, and even his family members did not know whether there was a grocery store nearby where he acquired his groceries or a grocery that deliver door to door services. Mr. Trosack barely cooks in his home as he eats in the family bakery. Because of the sickness, he is no longer in a position to visit the family business and thus making him cooks his own food.