Population health across life span

Population health across life span Elizabeth Green is a 78 year Caucasian women who lives alone in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in an older, but safe, apartment complex. She lives on the first floor and is able to drive in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">independently. Though she has friends, she has never married and has no immediate family in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the area. Her multiple chronic disease processes (CHF, diabetes, heart disease) significantly limit her mobility. Her routin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine is to stay in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the apartment and watch TV. She was recently discharged from the hospital followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a CHF exacerbation. The case manager arranged for home health follow-up. The home health nurse fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inds her CHF to be well-controlled at this time. Her lungs are clear. However, the nurse is concemed about her relative lack of support systems and in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inappropriate medication use/poor health literacy. Approximately 20 bottles of pills are on her din" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing room table to in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include duplicate prescriptions. Ms. Green states, 1 drive, but its hard to get out. So far I've managed. Thank God I get my prescriptions through the mail.° Although Ms. Green reports that she understands takin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing her medication is important, she does not know why she is takin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing her medications specifically. She states, 1 take a pill for my diabetes, a water pill, and a heart pill.°