Holistic Assessment of the Older Adult

Choose an adult (65 years or older) friend or relative and perform a holistic health
assessment. Clearly discuss your discovered holistic health assessment data. Your assessment should include
the following parts for the holistic assessment:
• General Health History
• Physiological Assessment
• Psychological Assessment
• Social Assessment
• Cultural Assessment
• Developmental Assessment
• Spiritual Assessment
Part 2: Interpretation (Abnormality and Coping)
• Choose one abnormality from the data gained in the assessments and discuss possible reasons/causes for
the abnormality.
• How does this abnormality impact the other areas of the patient’s life?
• Discuss the client’s stress and coping mechanisms.
o Are they healthy?
o What recommendations and improvements could be made that are individualized for this person?
Part 3: Teaching Plan: Create a teaching plan that addresses the client holistically by applying the assessment
data you have analyzed.
• Describe at least one client goal for each of the six categories (each category should have a goal) (physical,
psychological, social, cultural, developmental, and spiritual).
• Discuss one strategy per goal you would use to teach your client about each individual goal
• Explain how you will evaluate if your teaching was effective