Henry and Ertha Williams Case Study

Scenario #1: Ertha Williams is 74 years old, retired, and living with her husband Henry. Henry and Ertha had one son who was killed in the war 10 years ago. They have a daughter-in-law, Betty, who is a nurse, and one grandson, Ty. Ertha and Henry have experienced a lot of change in the past year. Henry was hospitalized with COPD and became more and more concerned about Ertha because she was experiencing frequent memory lapses. They were recently able to get an apartment in an assisted living facility. Neither of them can drive. Now listen to the patient's monologue. (Ertha’s Monologue transcript is linked on the discussion page). Questions: 1. What issues do you hear in the monologue that may be related to early cognitive concerns? 2. What are Ertha’s strengths? 3. What are your concerns for Ertha? 4. What other information would you like to have? Based on the information in the Interactive: Henry and Ertha Williams, answer the following for the discussion post this week. Groups will be assigned by the instructor. Scenario Group #1: What were the main problems that you identified? Explain the nursing management considerations for this patient. Discuss the knowledge guiding your thinking surrounding these main problems.