Homer Xiang, Sr. 82 yo M
Problems/Strengths
Problems
Strengths
Occupational Performance Deficits
Assessments
Client Priorities
Interventions
Goals
STGs
LTGs
In 30 days, client will sit up right for a 15 mins of the feeding/digesting time via PEG, with less than 2 rest breaks, while the other 45 mins, client reclined with back support form bed.
In 30 days, client will swallow a bolus of pudding, with use of NMES and chin tuck.
In 60 days, client will sit up right for 30 mins of the feeding/digesting time via PEG by himself, with 0 rest breaks, while the other 30 mins, client reclined with back support from the bed.
In 60 days, client will swallow a bolus of pudding with less than 2 verbal cues on technique to swallow properly.
Observations
FIM
COPM
BEDQ
- Caregiver education on infection control/prevention. Teaching his wife the signs of infection as well as the proper way to clean the insertion site, by cleaning once a day with tap water and making sure it is fully dried.
- Caregiver education on the use/need/complications/procedures for the use of the PEG to ensure proper care when discharged into home for home health care. It is important that the caregiver can identify how the machine is used as well as precautions and complications that could arise while using the PEG.
- Working on proper body positioning to ensure safety when feeding through the PEG tube. Patients body should be sitting upright during and after feeding, allowing the body to digest properly and help prevent blocking or leaking will occur.
- Using modified swallowing techniques during feeding to help facilitate and regain swallowing function. Chin tuck and Masako techniques will be used.
- Caregiver education on administering supplemental nutrition and proper hydration cycle. Ultracal HN Plus at 80mL per hour along with 250mL of water bolus every 6 hours.
Up: Caregiver preforms task with no verbal cues from patient
Down: Caregiver is to set an alarm each day to remind herself to clean the insertion area
Up: Caregiver uses daily checklist of proper use/possible complications/etc of PEG to ensure proper functioning to prevent complications that can be otherwise avoided
Down: Wife has a brochure and contact number of a home health nurse that can walk her through a routine check and inspection of PEG on her husband
Up: Food won't be given until patient is an upright position to properly engage in feeding
Down: Using verbal cues before, during, and after to feeding time to ensure the patient reminds upright while feeding
Up: Having patient use the effortful swallow technique to engage and strengthen the muscles required to swallow
Up: Caregiver uses timer and reminder notes to ensure proper timing and amounts are given to her husband
Down: Uses a step by step pamphlet guiding and directing the proper amounts, times, etc of the given water and supplements
Does not drink alcohol
Patient was independent to all ADLs prior to being admitted
Patient is married, therefore has a support system
Smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years
Dependent with feeding (PEG)
Extreme weight loss after being admitted to hospital
Bed Mobility (supine to sit): Mod A
Return home to his wife's care
Patient wants to be able to enjoy wife's cooking
He wants to not feel tired all the time
Residual swallowing dysfuntion
Being able to fish in the mornings and build his model cars in the afternoon
Go to the public library once a week to pick out a new book to read
Fall risk
Lethary
Postoperative fever
Electrolyte imbalance
Hypertensio
Has no pets to care for
Patient is retired and does not have to stress about returning to work
Transfers (sit to stand): Min to Mod A of 2
Ambulation: 2 steps are attempted but not performed
Sitting (can balance for 15 mins): Min A
ADLs: Mod A
Bowel and bladder: Max A
Hydration/nutritional supplements given with semi-thick mixture
Right axillary DVT
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure will be used to better understand how the patient perceives and performs occupations. This will be used to compare throughout treatment
OT will observe client during PEG feeding, supplemental/hydration, and performance of ADLs
Functional Independence Measure will be used to score the patient in levels of performance in multiple functional areas/tasks that essential in every day life
Brief Esophageal Dysphagia Questionnaire is self reported questionnaire to determine the severity, symptom frequency, and impacts of dysphagia (Taft et al, 2016).
Down: Use of the NMES unit to help facilitate muscles to allow the patient to strengthen and use the muscles required to swallow properly