HONCULADA, CORD COVIE N.

COC-FC-BSN3-C-03
COA
JOURNAL

In this assessment tools, I actually assessed my Grandma who is 65 years of age. While I assessing his
barthel index, she I actual respond well. It would give also for her to have knowledge about her activities
of daily living, so that she can aware what kind of activities that she did in her entire life as an older
adult. Though I assist her in a vernacular way of speaking so that she can able to understand what I am
saying. First, I introduce myself as her student nurse to facilitate her barthel index and I explain very well
so that she can understood about the Barthel Index – Activities of Daily Living. As I go through, all of her
information was good and I able to have a good communication to her. Also all of her results are good,
she can do any activities, independently. She had a score of 100 with no necessary help to her children
nor her husband. I am very eager to learn as well as to help older adults so that they can able to know
what activities that they need helps or what activities they need to improve. As a student nurse of my
client which is my Grandma, I am able to do well and able to extract all the information she needs in the
assessment. As for today’s assessment, I need also to improve my skills in assessing this kind of
assessment. Aside from that, I need also to improve my communication skills to the older adults.