OLDER ADULTS PATIENT EDUCATION ESSAY AND INTERVIEW 2
Older Adults Patient Education Issues essay and Interview
For this essay I choose to interview my 80-year-old uncle regarding his experience with
the healthcare sys
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OLDER ADULTS PATIENT EDUCATION ESSAY AND INTERVIEW 2
Older Adults Patient Education Issues essay and Interview
For this essay I choose to interview my 80-year-old uncle regarding his experience with
the healthcare system post his elective total knee replacement related to Osteoarthritis.
1. Did a patient education representative give you instructions on how to care for
yourself after your illness or operation?
Before I had surgery, I met with my primary doctor and then I met with the orthopedic
doctor. Most of my education came from the orthopedic doctor’s assistant. A lot of the
information primarily was about what to do in preparation for the surgery. The assistant
explained that I could not take my baby aspirin so many days before the surgery, was adamant
that I have someone drive me home after surgery, or I would not be released, they told me I
would have to go get exercise therapy in a rehab place or have the therapy company come to my
house.
2. Did a health care professional, pharmacist, nurse, or doctor, or elder counselor
advise you on your medication, diet or exercise?
The orthopedics doctor’s assistant explained that I could not take my baby aspirin so
many days before the surgery, they were worried about me bleeding too much before the
surgery. She explained that after the surgery I will start back on the baby aspirin and all
my other medicines like before. I really did not get information about my diet, I still ate
regular. I do remember they said the night before surgery I had to stop eating at a certain
time, they said no food should be in my stomach. For the exercise they told me that the
physical therapy people at the hospital would talk to me about that. Sure, enough the day
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