Providing a therapeutic activity for a patient in long term care

Health Care: Graded Unit 1
F0KF 34

March 2012
Contents
Introduction Page 3
Planning Stage Page 4-9
Development Stage Page 10-13

Introduction
As part of my Higher National Certificate course in healthcare I am required to provide evidence of achieving the following principle aims in the form of a graded unit; * Knowledge, theory and practice in a variety of health care settings * A broad range of specialised vocational knowledge and skills, involving recent developments and specialisms * Have an individual patient focus in my practice * Develop reflective practice * Promote career progression and
When people feel that they have no control over their situation, they may also begin to behave in a helpless manner. This inaction can lead people to overlook opportunities for relief or change and cause them to become depressed.
The other cognitive explanation came from Beck who stated that depression was the result of how the individual perceives themselves, the world and their future. According to Dr Aaron Beck, negative thoughts, generated by dysfunctional beliefs are typically the primary cause of depressive symptoms. A direct relationship occurs between the amount and severity of someone's negative thoughts and the severity of their depressive symptoms. In other words, the more negative thoughts you experience, the more depressed you will become (Rashmi Nemade et al 2007).
I feel both of these theories relate to Rosa as she has no real control over her situation and living in hospital, Martin E. P Seligman states that this can make people behave in a helpless manner. And as Rosa also feels like an inconvenience to those around her she perceives herself in a negative way thus agreeing with the theories of Dr Aaron Beck.

One way to develop a systematic approach to assessment is through the nursing process, guided by a nursing model. NHS hospitals tend to use Roper, Logan and Tierney’s model; Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), a British model developed in the 1970’s, which