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My patient was a 93 year old dementia patient. Could someone give me 3 physiological, 1 safety and security, and 1 pyschosocial possible general nursing diagnosis for a dementia patient? Thanks

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

dementia is a medical diagnosis. nursing diagnoses are a determination of the patient's nursing problems. that is done by first doing an assessment of the patient. assessment consists of:

  • a health history (review of systems)
  • performing a physical exam
  • assessing their adls (at minimum: bathing, dressing, mobility, eating, toileting, and grooming)
  • reviewing the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms and complications of their medical condition - read about dementia here: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch213/ch213c.html
  • reviewing the signs, symptoms and side effects of the medications/treatments that have been ordered they are taking

that is a lot of information to gather but it is necessary. put that information together and post it here. then we'll see what kind of help we can provide for you. you can see examples of diagnosing on this sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/help-care-plans-286986.html - help with care plans

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Thank you so much!

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