Nursing care of older person

• Step 1: Think about 1 older person who you could have a conversation with (for those who do not have anyone they know locally, a conversation over the phone is fine) • Step 2: Outline the purposes of this assignment to the older person to see if they would be happy to participate. Please refer to the information sheet provided on UTS Online to assist this step. • Step 3: Have a discussion (and take brief notes) with the older person based around a few key questions (you can adapt or expand on these): 1. Could you tell me about yourself and any changes you have noticed as you have grown older 2. What are some of the best things about growing older for you? 3. What are some of the hardest things you have found in relation to growing older? 4. What is important for you now and into the future? Do you foresee any need for support in achieving these goals? 5. Is there anything else you would like to tell me about your health and wellbeing? • Step 4: Immediately following this discussion, write a detailed summary of the conversation for your records. Please attach a one page summary of this as Appendix 1 to your essay (NB: this interview summary [Appendix1] is not included in the word count). • Step 5: Commence writing your essay covering the following key areas: