Assignment Task:
Anna is an EN working for a community aged care provider. Anna is asked to coordinate care of Joan Blake an 80-year-old female who lives in Tubbut with her son Nicholas who is a park ranger and is home only on weekends. Joan has been recently discharged from hospital step down services after a fall sustaining fractured hip. She still needs help as she is not mobile yet. On observing Joan, Anna the EN suggests that her fracture could have been as a result of her poorly managed diabetes and that she might need physiotherapy. There are no health or aged care services available in Tubbut. Nearest service providers are about four hours drive away. Joan cannot physically reach those providers as there is no public transport. What is the appropriate course of action to take? Think about a collaborative approach and check the answer against National decision-making framework. Put yourself in Anna's shoes. What would be your course of action? Are you authorized? Do you have the required education and experience to provide diabetes education and physiotherapy? Need Assignment Help?