Katlyn Dupree's Blog

I learned a lot of things about malnutrition from the guest lecturer. Malnutrition comes in many different forms. Even if a person is getting in calories even excess calories, this doesn’t mean they are nourished. I found this to be a very important point. I have known this fact, but I was reminded of how not everyone knows this. It’s so important to educate both the clients and their caretakers about nutrition, especially when they are hospitalized. Being hospitalized atrpohy sets in quick, and it is difficult to impossible for a body to heal when they aren’t receiving the nutrients they need to feed their bodies. I never realized the importance of protein for a healing body, and how that can make or break a clients healing potential. The intervention idea I have for a single client is a nutrition journal. For many people especially the elderly malnutrition can come from not paying attention to what they are putting in or not putting into their bodies. Having someone write down and ...

My second glyph was almost identical to the first one I made, when I was a MOT 1. The main difference between my two glyphs was the face shape. This portion of the drawing was about how you believe someone becomes a leader. Is it an inborn trait, or does it stem from nurture over nature? My first drawing I drew a square head which is symbolic of the nurture over nature, and then the second drawing I drew a triangle head which was symbolic of leadership qualities being an inborn personality trait. In actuality I believe leadership qualities are a good mixture between the two, thus my indecisiveness. If I were to do the drawing again I would draw both since I am so back and forth between the two options. I also drew my hair a little differently. The question is what is more important in a leader. Curly hair symbolized creativity and straight hair symbolized organization. On the first go round I don't think I realized this question was on a continuum basis. Obviously creativity and or...

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Hearing about doing the media projects on syllabus day filled me with anxious anticipation. I have never been the most creative person, so I immediately dreaded this project. After reading my case study and receiving my object the wheels in my brain started turning. I am the type of person once I get something stuck in my head it is hard for me to start looking at it in a different way, but I tried my hardest not to do that on this project. So with that said, here is a little about my media project. My client is an 83-year old married man named Maurice. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease ten years ago. He also has bilateral cataracts, which gives him extremely poor vision. The material I picked was a pair of gloves of any kind. I decided to focus on Maurice's social interaction and the wellbeing that comes with being socially active. Because of his PD Maurice has to deal with mask-like facial expressions, which means he cannot express his emotions using facial expression...

For my fourth and final Neuro Note, I had the opportunity to watch a Memphis Rollin Grizzlies basketball practice. It was truly a privilege to witness their tenacity and athleticism. For those who do not know, the Rollin Grizzlies are a part of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA). I was amazed the entire time I watched them play. It was absolutely incredible to see their skill and love for the game.  Once I got home from the practice I researched a little more about the eligibility requirements. Players must have a permanent physical disability of the lower extremities that keeps them from performing "running" basketball as able bodied players. There are different functional classifications that the players are categorized by. This all has to do with their level of injury if they have a spinal cord injury or is categorized by the functional control they have of their lower limbs and trunk. The higher the classification number the higher independence and move...

For my third neuro note, I read an article titled, "Ot's Role in Helping Grandkids Understand Dementia." I really enjoyed this article, and I think it is important for anyone, especially those who have a family member, who has any type of neurodegenerative disease, to read. This article shares the personal story of woman named, Kathryn Harrison, whose mother had dementia. Kathryn found a great way to teach her children what was going on with their grandmother, and why she had started acting so strange. Kathryn compared dementia to weeds in a garden, which is a great and understandable metaphor for younger children to comprehend why their grandparent is no longer the same. I chose this article for my neuro note because the title fascinated me, and I was interested in a good way to deal with children, who are just too young to really understand what is fully going on with family members, who have a neurodegenerative disease. These diseases are hard enough for adults to und...

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