Joan Centers, a 42-year-old patient, presents to the clinic with drooping of the right side of the face with paralysis of the right eyelid resulting in decreased blinking and inability to close the eye
NURSING CARE PLAN RUBRIC
Case Study, Chapter 69, Management of Patients With Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies
3.Joan Centers, a 42-year-old patient, presents to the clinic with drooping of the right side of the face with paralysis of the right eyelid resulting in decreased blinking and inability to close the eye. The patient has increased lacrimation of the right eye. The patient complains that the right side of her face feels like pins and needles pricking it, and the pain includes her right eye and behind her right ear. The patient’s speech is slurred and the patient has no control of facial muscles on the right side when swallowing. (Learning Objective 4)
a.How should the nurse describe the diagnosis of Bell’s palsy to the patient?
b.What medical treatments does the nurse anticipate will be ordered for the patient, and what rationale justifies the treatments?
c.What nursing care should be provided for the patient?
1) Definition of the medical diagnosis
etiology/pathophysiology
2) Common signs and symptoms
3) Potential complications
4) Head to toe physical assessment you are to write one….
5) Diagnostic and lab studies
normal values
expected abnormalities
6) ALL NANADA Nursing diagnoses
https://nurseslabs.com/nursing-diagnosis/
https://ar.israa.edu.ps/uploads/documents/2020/02/4gcM0.pdf
7) Develop 3 NANDA priority nursing diagnoses
8) State a patient plan AND goal for each of the
3 priority nursing diagnosis
9) Write interventions for each of
3 priority nursing diagnosis
10) Write scientific rationales for you you
interventions
11) Write evaluation of your interventions
your plan or make changes
12) List of typical medications
category
usual dosage
side effects
patient teaching
