Mary is an 87-year-old white widowed female with a history of respiratory issues. Mary currently lives alone in a two-bedroom condominium.

Your assignment should be 1000 words long and use information from online resources and your experiences. This assignment provides an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the reading material. Be sure to document all sources properly in APA style.

Mary is an 87-year-old white widowed female with a history of respiratory issues. Mary currently lives alone in a two-bedroom condominium. Mary gets short of breath when she completes daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and meal preparation. Mary has noticed these activities are getting harder to complete alone and take her longer. Mary’s daughter Carol lives five miles away. Carol helps with grocery shopping and light cleaning. Mary states she wants to stay at home for as long as possible.

Using the vignette above, share what you already know about Mary. What more do you need to find out about Mary or her situation? What open-ended questions do you need to ask Mary and Carol in an initial assessment?

Be sure that your initial assessment questions demonstrate your understanding of empathy and preparatory empathy. Within your assignment, define empathy. Identify what you can do to sensitize yourself to Mary’s and Carol’s situations before your initial visit (preparatory empathy)?