What are the contents of daily care education for the elderly

In fact, the core is to focus on the three cores of daily safety, chronic disease management, and quality of life for the elderly, and break down professional nursing knowledge into content that the elderly can understand and use. There are no rigid standard answers, and they are all dynamically adjusted according to the actual needs of the elderly.

I met 72-year-old Aunt Zhang at a community nursing home a while ago. She always complained about back pain. She bought several imported calcium tablets after listening to health product promotions and took them for half a year. The pain did not relieve but she was found to have kidney stones. We specifically mentioned this when we were doing missionary work. There is currently no unified conclusion in the academic community on whether the elderly should take regular calcium supplements. Tian Neng drinks 300ml of pure milk and eats about a pound of dark green vegetables. If there is no abnormality in blood calcium and bone density, there is no need to supplement at all. Taking too much may increase the metabolic burden on the kidneys and blood vessels. At that time, many elderly people present nodded and said that they also had a lot of unopened calcium tablets at home, and they planned to ask the doctor before taking it home.

In addition to this kind of cognitive correction, more missionary content is hidden in the little things in life that people tend to ignore. Uncle Li, an 81-year-old man in the community, wore old cloth shoes with loose cuffs when he went out to buy groceries. His foot slipped in the shoe and he tripped and broke his femoral neck. Later, we specially printed the shoe selection criteria of "fitting, non-slip, and the upper is slightly higher than the ankle" into palm-sized cards and gave them to the elderly door to door. In addition, the doorsteps at home should be smoothed as much as possible, the bathroom should be paved with raised non-slip mats, the hot water bottle should be wrapped with two layers of towels before use, and in summer, do not be reluctant to turn on the air conditioner above 28 degrees to save electricity. These are all trivial matters, but for the elderly, a small oversight may lead to big trouble.

We rarely read from thick manuals when teaching. We use the boxes of antihypertensive and antidiabetic medicines that everyone often takes as examples. We clearly mark which ones should be taken on an empty stomach and which ones should be taken with meals. We also teach you how long it takes to take a missed meal and how long it takes to stop taking it. How to distinguish between legitimate health products and false propaganda? Last year, there was an Aunt Wang who originally wanted to pay a deposit of 20,000 to buy "functional insoles that can cure diabetes". After listening to our preaching the day before, she stopped the transfer on the spot and asked for the deposit back. No matter how many principles she talks about, it is more effective.

In the past, a lot of propaganda mentioned that the elderly should exercise more and walk more. When we do propaganda now, we will also say that there is no absolute standard for this matter. If the elderly have severe knee arthritis, coronary heart disease or heart failure, blindly walking too much will increase the wear and tear on the joints or the burden on the heart. The most appropriate amount of exercise is to rest for half an hour after exercise. There is no obvious leg pain, chest tightness, or general fatigue. You can take a walk, do Tai Chi, or sit on a chair and do arm exercises. You don’t have to follow the trend and compare steps with others. Uncle Liu in the community used to walk 18,000 steps a day in order to lower his blood sugar. In the end, he had fluid in his knees and was so painful that he couldn’t get out of bed. He fell into the trap of “it’s always good to exercise more.”

Many people think that nursing education can only talk about content related to the body. Now we will also add a lot of content related to emotions and psychology. For example, how to find small hobbies within your ability after retirement and how to communicate with your children when you have conflicts. Don’t always keep troubles in your heart. Whether you feel pain in your body or feel uncomfortable, you can improve your mood and your immunity. After listening to it, many elderly people said that no one had ever told them this before, which was quite new.

To put it bluntly, there is actually no fixed list of preaching content. We just focus on the common issues we encounter in the community. As long as the elderly can listen to it and can think of it when they encounter problems, any high-level professional terminology will work.