The leading causes of spinal cord injury (SCI) include motor vehicle crashes, falls, acts of violence, and sporting injuries. The mechanism of injury influences the type of SCI and the degree of neurological deficit.
Nursing Care Plan for Spinal Cord Injury
The leading causes of spinal cord injury (SCI) include motor vehicle crashes, falls, acts of violence, and sporting injuries. The mechanism of injury influences the type of SCI and the degree of neurological deficit.
Nursing Care Plan for Glaucoma
Increased intraocular pressure (IOP) is the result of inadequate drainage of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye. The increased pressure causes atrophy of the optic nerve and, if untreated, blindness.
Nursing Care Plan for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease involving connective tissue and characterized by destruction and proliferation of the synovial membrane, resulting in joint destruction, ankylosis, and deformity.
Nursing Care Plan for Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and usually develops within the wall or epithelium of the bronchial tree. The two major categories are small cell lung cancers (SCLC), such as oat cell; and non–small cell lung cancers (NSCLC), which include adenocarcinoma, squamous cell and large cell carcinomas.
Nursing Care Plan for Fractures
Nursing Care Plan for Fractures: Overview
Fracture Overview
- A fracture is a discontinuity or break in a bone. There are more than 150 fracture classifications.
Nursing Care Plan for Cancer
Cancer is a general term used to describe a disturbance of cellular growth and refers to a group of diseases and not a single disease entity.
Nursing Care Plan for Hemodialysis
In hemodialysis (HD), blood is shunted through an artificial kidney (dialyzer) for removal of toxins/excess fluid and then returned to the venous circulation.
Nursing Care Plan for Risk for Injury
Definition of Risk for Injury
At risk for injury as a result of environmental conditions interacting with the individual’s adaptive and defensive resources.
Nursing Care Plan for Fever
Definition of Fever
- Body temperature elevated above normal range
Nursing Care Plan for Ineffective Tissue Perfusion
Nursing Diagnosis for Activity Intolerance
Nursing Care Plan for Impaired Mobility
Nursing Care Plan for Knowledge Deficit
Nursing Diagnosis for Impaired Gas Exchange
Nursing Care Plan for Risk for Falls
Nursing diagnosis: Risk for Falls
Nursing Care Plan for Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB)
Although many still believe it to be a problem of the past, pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise. Most frequently seen as a pulmonary disease, TB can be extrapulmonary and affect organs and tissues other than the lungs.
Nursing Care Plan for Risk for Infection
Definition of Risk for Infection
Risk of infection is a nursing diagnosis which is defined as "the state in which an individual is at risk to be invaded by an opportunistic or pathogenic agent (virus, fungus, bacteria, protozoa, or other parasite) from endogenous or exogenous sources and was approved by NANDA in 1986.
Nursing Care Plan for Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
Nursing Diagnosis for Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa
Nursing Care Plan for Cirrhosis
Nursing Care Plan for Cirrhosis | Cirrhosis Overview
Cirrhosis of the liver Overview
Cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver characterized by alteration in structure, degenerative changes and widespread destruction of hepatic cells, impairing cellular function and impeding blood flow through the liver.
Nursing Care Plan for Nausea
Nursing Diagnosis: Nausea
Nursing Care Plan for Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetic Ketoacidosis/DKA)
Nursing Care Plan for Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetic Ketoacidosis/DKA)| Diabetes Overview;
Diabetes Mellitus/Diabetic Ketoacidosis Overview
Diabetes affects 18% of people over the age of 65, and approximately 625,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed annually in the general population.
Nursing Care Plan for Diarrhea
Nursing Diagnosis: Diarrhea
Definition of Diarrhea
- Passage of loose, unformed stools