brain abscess rehab care plan

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i'm writing a care plan on a brain abscess patient who is currently in rehab. i've pretty much got it finished but am having trouble with the last few sections.

  • what can you do to help the family/client cope?

  • what teaching needs to be completed for the client?

  • what criteria should your client meet to qualify for a safe discharge?

[color=#644f55]the patient has short term memory loss and is very impulsive due to the abscess - has a bed/chair alarm while in the rehab facility and uses a walker with assist of one to ambulate - has a history of falls. she's in her 70's and hopes to go home with her husband but i don't anticipate that happening - she hasn't shown a lot of improvement in any of her therapies. any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!

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i'm writing a care plan on a brain abscess patient who is currently in rehab. i've pretty much got it finished but am having trouble with the last few sections.

  • what can you do to help the family/client cope?

  • what teaching needs to be completed for the client?

  • what criteria should your client meet to qualify for a safe discharge?

[color=#644f55]the patient has short term memory loss and is very impulsive due to the abscess - has a bed/chair alarm while in the rehab facility and uses a walker with assist of one to ambulate - has a history of falls. she's in her 70's and hopes to go home with her husband but i don't anticipate that happening - she hasn't shown a lot of improvement in any of her therapies. any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!

i would help the family cope by encouraging them to visit the patient often, and teach disease process to them so they are aware and have an idea on the progress of the disease.

for the client, reinforce teaching on adl's, maybe include them in music therapy if available.

criteria for discharge, is to have a decrease of falls, make sure the physical therapy/occupational therapy is available for them. make sure they have proper nutrition, maybe if possible a home health aid to assist in daily living if family is not available.

i could be wrong, so please do not quote me if you think i am wrong. just trying to help and put in my :twocents:

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That helps - thanks!

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