Question

1. Ida parker, a 67-year-old patient, was admitted to the intensive care unit with the diagnosis of lung cancer and underwent a left lower labectomy. The patient has a history of Parkinson's disease. The patient was 2 days postoperative when the nurse noted that she had not received her ant-parkinson's medications for 2 days. The patient was frozen and unable to move or talk to the nurse.
2. The clinical nursing specialist working on the neurologic units is asked by the staff to develop a list of supportive resources for patients and their families who are affected by oncologic or degenerative neurologic disorders. The clinical nurse specialist provides both national and local services available on this list that staff may use when caring for patients and their families.
Write a Nursing care plan using the following questions:
1. Definition of medical diagnosis Etiology/pathophysiology.
2. potential complications.
3 . expected assessment findings.
4.Diagnostic studies/labs; expected abnormalities.
5. All NANDA Nursing Diagnoses.
6. Develop 3 NANDA pririority nursing diagnosis.
7. State patient goals/ plan nursing diagnosis.
8. write interventions for your plan.
9. scientific rational for interventions.
10. write how you would evaluate your plan, what potentially may need revision.
11. list of medications typical for the medical dosage.
side effect
educational considerations.

Answer 1

Neurological diseases are disorders of brain, spinal cord and nerves. This disorder affects many body activities of patient such as talking, breathing, and heart functioning.

Many of these diseases are genetic. These disorders are Incurable.

Pathophysiology- Neurons in brain and spinal cord are lost in these diseases. The risk factor for disease is aging. Neurons loss function as disease progress with age. Both spinal cord and brain are insulated by numerous membranes that can be vulnerable to force and pressure.

Potential complications-

These diseases affects entire body activities of the patient. Patient can not show balance, movement, talking, breathing.

Expected assessment findings-

Assessment includes motor functioning, sensory functioning, level of consciousness, vital signs etc.

Diagnostic studies/ lab expected abnormalities-

Blood and blood related products tests can detect brain/ spinal cord infections. Analysis of fluid surrounding brain and spinal cord can affect meningitis.