Initially Jennifer appears to be coping well at home. However, she tells her daughter that she is missing the “safe” environment of the hospital.
Slide 1
‘What is it that you miss about the hospital?’ asks Jennifer’s daughter Wilma.
‘I felt safe there – if I fell, someone would help me’, replies Jennifer.
Slide 2
‘But you have your personal alarm now, Mum; if you fell someone would be here quickly’, continues Wilma.
‘Yes, but what if I was in the bath?’ asks Jennifer.
Slide 3
‘But you have all your equipment in the bathroom to help you, and you have been managing fine since you came home!’ says Wilma.
‘Yes, you are right. I am just worrying about nothing.’ replies Jennifer.
Jennifer’s discharge…
Four weeks later
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