Catharine
Mary Elizabeth Nursing Home
Assessment
1-19-09
Visit 6
On Saturday, I helped with a very fun game of bingo. Half of the time I was helping some of the residents as we played bingo, and the other half I read out the bingo cards. Some of the residents have a hard time seeing the bingo cards, so I went around and helped some of the ladies when they didn’t notice they had the right number. When I read the cards out to everybody, I think that it helped me become more confident there and helped me have more interaction with the residents. One of the things that I feel better about each time I take a visit is being comfortable. Now that I am comfortable, I think that I can connect better with all of the residents. One of the things that you have to do at this nursing home is talk loudly, and now that I feel comfortable I can have better conversations with all of the residents. When I was there this Saturday, I didn’t feel that if I tried to help someone, something would go wrong; this is another example of being comfortable. At the end of my visit, I left feeling that I helped the residents, and that they were happy to see me.