Stress Vulnerability Model

Introduction Australia is ageing and nurses will be confronted with more and more age related diseases in the coming years than ever before. It is estimated that by 2050, 730,000 people will be living with some form of dementia compared with 269,000 that are currently living with the disease today (Help with health, 2011). This assignment will look at a case study in which a nurse is visiting a client, Mrs Jones who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and is currently being cared for by her husband. It will identify the bio-medical and psychosocial issues for Mrs Jones while relating it to Stress-Vulnerability Model, a theoretical model of health and include appropriate nursing interventions.
Analysis
Case study two is concerned
Individually the presenting issues can be seen as non-sinister and part of the disease process but collectively it appears more apparent the Mrs Jones is suffering from elder abuse at the hands of her own husband (Miller, 2009). It appears the type of abuse that Mrs Jones is suffering is neglect and physical abuse a form of domestic violence experienced by older people (Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria, nd.). Recognizing the signs of elder abuse is an essential part to the role of a practice nurse as they play a big part in advocating for the victim especially when it is done by their primary carer and family member. The nurse is then able to initiate necessary changes to reduce the impact of the abuse on the older person’s psychological and physical well-being (Abramson,
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