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Approximately 1 in every 100 US adults has had at least one unprovoked seizure in their lifetime or was diagnosed with epilepsy. A seizure occurs when there is abnormal electrical activity in the brain and can cause physical symptoms and changes in a...
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Hello! I'm struggling with one of my classes, when the teacher gives examples it makes sense but when we're left on our own, it's extremely difficult to know where to start.
Specifically, trying to understand the nursing DX r\t (what it's relate...
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SBO is a potentially life-threatening condition where the small intestine is blocked, preventing the normal passage of food, air, and fluid. This blockage causes a painful build-up of undigested food, gas, and fluid proximal to the intestinal obstruc...
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I am in my last semester and I am currently doing clinicals on a tele floor. We have to write a graded Care Plan for a post-MI or post-CABG pt. I have had two CABG pt. but both of them were just getting ready to go home.
My instructor said to wr...
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Are you scratching your head or are you maybe even ready to tear your hair out over how to come up with care plans? Here are some words of wisdom from our own beloved Daytonite.
Care Plan Basics
Don't focus your efforts on the nursing diagno...
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How can something so simple give me such blues??? Can someone please help me; Not give me the answer but point me in the correct direction. So my case study is an 83 yr old male diagnosed with kidney failure and has been admitted for renal dialysis....
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Can anyone recommend a book that I can use for nursing diagnosis? My instructors are completely nailing me for my nursing diagnosis. I am gathering all data from my patients and prioritizing but I'm never right. My instructors are always giving low s...
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Needing a good diagnosis for a smoker, risk prone behavior wasn't what she was looking for:/ Ashby ideas?! Thanks ?
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I NEED HELP WITH NURSING DIAGNOSIS! CASE: Older Woman With a Chronic Cardiac Condition Information Obtained during the First Visit/Encounter: 82-year-old woman, was admitted to a home care agency because of heart failure. She was hospitalized twice i...
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I'm having a problem distinguishing between psychosocial and physiological nursing diagnosis'. Is Knowledge Deficit 1st time mother and not knowing how to perform personal cares a psychosocial or physiological nursing diagnosis? And I'm also looking ...
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Hi everyone! I'm in my first semester of nursing school. I'm having a problem with nursing diagnosis. I have to make a care plan for my patient. I chose risk for falls. However, I'm really having a hard time with the "related to" part of it. I follow...
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The psychosocial nursing diagnosis focuses on how a patient's mental health and social environment might affect their overall wellness. Instead of strictly physical issues, like other medical diagnoses, this type of evaluation looks at emotional and ...
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I have a couple of questions, and I'm hoping someone can help me out! During our bi-weekly team meetings each patient is discussed. Each discipline is able to add their input. When it comes my turn, as case manager, I am sometimes at a loss for words...
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I am a second year nursing student and am stuck on 4 nursing diagnosis for my patient. He is a 3 week old and I was only able to be with him for approximately 15 minutes to do an assessment. His vitals were WNL for his age, his only problem was he wa...
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Hey hopefully you guys can help me in writing my synthesis paper on stroke. Here is a little background on my guy: he is a 79 year old white male with a diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke. He presented with right hand numbness for 24-36 hours, right ...
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My patient has chronic hypertension and is two days post-op. My professor pretty much told me to pick ineffective tissue perfusion as my nursing diagnosis but when none of the careplan books that I have relate hypertension to ineffective tissue perfu...
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I am a student nurse working on a care plan for a patient with the primary diagnosis of intra abdominal abscess. I am having trouble coming up with acceptable nursing diagnoses for this patient.
He presented with leg pain and a fever, however th...
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Hey all,
I've been working on an A&E assignment lately. I was supposed to come up with the three most important nursing diagnosis for the trauma patient I've taken care in Red Zone. Here are some of the significant findings from primary and ...
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Hi! So I'm in womens and childrens and i have to make a care plan for a clinical rotation at a family doctors office.....A 22 yr old came in with yellow discoloration in both eyes on the sclera towards her tear ducts---we think its pinguecala... she ...
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Working in a busy emergency department, I see chronic exacerbations of preventable health conditions. Asthma, diabetes, hypertension-- one thing all of these have in common is their negative correlation to obesity and increase BMI (body mass index). ...
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I am a foundation student trying to work with a "Risk for loneliness r/t affectional deprivation, social isolation." dx. Here are my supporting data: Stated, "...I like to nap a lot, it makes the day go by faster." Has been in a room in bed for almos...
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I do not understand nursing diagnosis with evidence by.....
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I'm a student and I was just wondering how much you actually use written 3-part nursing diagnoses and pt goals and nursing interventions and evaluations in the real world. Our program seems to stress them a lot more than what I've actually seen them...
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I have to do a care plan based on a psychosocial nursing diagnosis for a 75 year-old man with Alzheimer's. I have no idea where to start. He is unable to verbally communicate and is combative at times. He is also a retired colonel and at one time was...
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Infections responsible for sepsis can quickly lead to septic shock, causing multi-organ failure and death. According to the World Health Organization, sepsis accounted for nearly 20% of all worldwide deaths in 2017, including 2.9 million children und...
