2. ABOUT THE INTERVIEWEE
Senior citizen- age 68
3 children
1 of which is deceased
Widow- was married 41 years
8 grandchildren
@ original interview 4 of them lived with her
@ secondary interview 3 of them still lived there
6 great grandchildren
@ original interview, 1 of them lived with her.
@ Secondary interview ,0 lived there.
(J.Z., personal communication, October 28, 2014)
3. INSPIRATION FOR INTERVIEW
Interviewee is friends with the founder of the
Campus Food Pantry (CFP).
She referred, and inspired me to volunteer there.
CFP is for students who are suffering from food
insecurities.
Students can go once a week and get 10 lbs of food.
The interviewee values giving back to others,
and was raised volunteering.
With church- feeding homeless, and food drives.
Her family of farmers donated extra crops to the
church and local food pantry. -Agricultural
community
(J.Z., personal communication, October 28, 2014)
4. HISTORICAL OCCUPATIONS
She said she was very mature when she was
young, and would follow her mom around doing
chores.
Played house
Loved to clean and organize things
She watched her mom play cards, and learned to play.
She loved Spades, Poker, Rummy , and Yukor.
Loved to listen to her dad play the fiddle- Redneck
culture
He was a in a redneck hillbilly band
She also loved to dance
Met her husband at a square dance
Learned how to clean deer meat - Redneck Culture
And how to cut it into steaks, tenderloins, filets, chunked(J.Z., personal communication, October 28,
5. COMMUNITIES
Redneck Community
Cleaning deer meat
Bonfires
Fishing
Square dancing
Playing cards and dice
Playing homemade
instruments
Family Barbeques
Agricultural
Community
Farmers
Methodist Community
Celebrates religious
holidays
Easter, Christmas.
observes religious seasons
Lent and Advent
Prays Daily
Volunteered with church
Health Professional
Community
Nurse (LPN) for 19 years
(J.Z., personal communication, October 28, 2014)
6. ENVIRONMENT
Country Environment
Has lived in a city
before
prefers country living,
like where she grew up
in Upstate New York.
Country living allows
her to:
go fishing
Go boating
Go spotting for deer
Less traffic and noise
Family Environment
Surrounded by family
members
Stressful and chaotic at
times
(J.Z., personal communication, October 28, 2014)
7. CULTURE
American Culture
Speaks English
Loves American
food
Dresses casually
and comfortably
Enjoys watching
baseball
Loves playing
cards
Enjoys playing
bingo and having
family game night.
Enjoys American
holidays (i.e.
Independence Day)
Believes in rights,
freedom, and
equality
(J.Z., personal communication, October 28,
8. HEALTH
Grandfather died of a heart attack (6th grade).
Influenced her desire to become a nurse.
Father died of heart attack
Influenced her to specialize in gerontology and Cardiology.
Daughter died of heart attack
Motivated her to take better care of her health
Quit smoking
Lost weight
Husband died of heart attack
Became depressed,
stopped volunteering as much
Worked a lot and focused on the health of others
Broke her arm at age 60, and retired
Lost confidence in her ability to perform nursing duties
efficiently such as CPR.
(J.Z., personal communication, October 28, 2014)
9. CURRENT OCCUPATIONS
wakes up at 5:30 am to
wake up 2 of her
grandchildren.
A third grandchild, who
lives down the street,
comes every morning to
eat breakfast and get
ready for school with the
other kids.
After those grandchildren
get on the bus, she crawls
back into bed with her
great grandchild until 10
a.m.
She then makes breakfast
for her great grandchild,
has coffee, and lets her
watch cartoons until lunch
at noon.
She then takes her outside
to play, and sometimes
takes her fishing, on the
pontoon boat, or on a
small adventure.(J.Z., personal communication, October 28,
10. CURRENT OCCUPATIONS
The other children get back
around 3:30 pm
She then watches her
favorite TV show at 4, Dr.
Phil.
She also picks up the toys,
cleans the living room, and
gets the children ready to do
homework while watching
her other shows.
She starts cooking dinner
around 6 or 7:30 pm.
After dinner,
she cleans the dinner mess,
gets the children doing their
homework,
feeds the animals, and then
bathes and gets her great
granddaughter ready for
bed.
She then stays up to have
some alone time until around
1:30 am.
(J.Z., personal communication, October 28, 2014)
11. CURRENT OCCUPATIONS
still enjoys boating,
bonfires, fishing, and
cleaning deer meat
Spending time with her
family
she no longer dances and
does not enjoy music.
She also doesn’t get to play
cards very often because
she is always taking care of
her great grandchild.
Since the original interview,
her oldest granddaughter
as well as her great
granddaughter have moved
out.
This has given her much
more free time, and
much less stress.
(J.Z., personal communication, October 28, 2014)
12. MOTIVATIONAL THEORY
A motivational theory that is closely linked to
the interviewee would be Maslow’s
motivational theory and Hierarchy of Needs:
It includes the motivations to meet :
physiological needs,
safety needs,
belongingness/ socialization needs,
esteem needs, and
self actualization needs (Snell, 2007).
(Snell, 2007).
14. SUGGESTED ACTIVITY #1
Volunteering would enhance this client’s life by
allowing her to have some time away from home
and to engage with people other than family members.
I would suggest that she volunteer three or four days per
week at
Cross City Rehab and Health Center,
for approximately three or four hours at a time.
A good time would be when her grandchildren are at
school.
It would decrease stress, increase productivity, sense
of self, self-efficacy, and make her overall happier.
Volunteering would allow her reach the highest level
on Maslow’s scale, which is the level of self
(Snell, 2007).
15. SUGGESTED ACTIVITY #2
Card night once a week
Benefit:
socialize with friends,
have some adult time.
it was one of her favorite hobbies throughout her
entire life, and she has not been able to play much
due to lack of time.
This would also follow Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
It would be create a sense of social belonging,
increase self-esteem, and
would also help her reach levels of self actualization.
16. REFERENCE
Snell, R. (2007). Compliance/ethics program hierarchy of needs. Journal of Health Care Compliance, 9(1),
33-38. Retrieved from
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Editor's Notes
If she did both suggested activities, she could invite those that she volunteers with to play cards on card night. I believe both activities, especially when combined, have the potential to drastically increase the interviewee’s sense of life satisfaction, and happiness.
