u/lyklei

Hi there. I’m a first semester nursing student looking for a little bit of guidance or suggestions for an upcoming educational assignment I have at my clinical site. We are currently working in a long term care facility and the resident I will be doing my assignment on has right sided weakness in his upper and lower extremities from a stroke a few years ago. He uses a wheelchair and struggles to complete ADLs with his right side. He has expressed frustration to me in the past because insurance will no longer cover PT, and he has also stated that he will sometimes use the guard rail in the hall to practice walking independently with little regard to falling, which is obviously a safety concern. For my educational project I wanted to teach him some strength training exercises that he can do from his wheelchair or from bed that may improve his muscle tone and ideally improve his quality of life over time. I was hoping to get some suggestions from physical therapists for exercises that may be appropriate for him. I plan to make a poster explaining these movements along with conducting a demonstration. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

Myself, my husband, and our two kids (8 & 12) will be visiting at the end of the month and I’m hoping to get some ideas on things to do and places to eat. We’re mostly looking forward to spending time on the beach, but would like to do a few activities while we’re there. We’re also not looking for fancy restaurants, just chill places with good food.

I was hoping to see some sea life while we’re were out there, but it’s my understanding that this area doesn’t really have many tide pools. Is this true? Would a snorkeling trip be a good idea in that case? My family and I have never snorkeled, so I guess I feel a little intimidated.

We were also thinking of checking out the Myakka canopy bridge, if there is anything we should know about that.

Thanks!