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Case Study, Chapter 38, The Healthcare Facility Environment Mr. Simms has been admitted to your extended care facility (ECF). He was transported directly from the hospital. Mr. Simms is highly functional but has been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), r

The Healthcare Facility Environment rheumatoid arthritis, and type 2 diabetes. He can no longer live alone and he feels the ECF is his only option. He voices anxiety about his new surroundings, his new routine, and the invasion of his privacy.

The following questions pertain to Mr. Simms. (Learning Objectives 1, 2, 5, 6) 1. While orienting Mr. Simms to his environment, what items will you be sure to show him in his " client unit"?

2. Mr. Simms is concerned about his privacy since he now has a semi-private room in the ECF. In the hospital, he had a private room and had asked for limited visitors.

How can you assure him that his privacy will be respected in the ECF as it was in the hospital? 3. Mr. Simms voices fears about losing his ability to ambulate due to his arthritis.

How can an ECF help Mr. Simms maintain mobility? 4. Mr. Simms asks about his special dietary limitations.

He is concerned that if he doesn’t follow his regular diabetic diet that his blood sugar may rise. How do you respond to his I concerns?