Geriatric Care Plan Concept Map
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Risk Factors for Nursing Diagnosis (3) |
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1. Dementia |
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2. Lung disease |
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3. Recent viral illness |
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Complications to Report (3) |
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1. Weight loss |
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2. Falls |
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3. Dizziness |
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Challenges to Implementing Care Plan (3) |
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1. Resident’s mental capacity |
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2. Time |
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3. Etc. |
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Things I Learned/Surprised Me After Building Map (2) |
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(Data in tables are examples – delete and fill in your own data in each)
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Medical Diagnoses (2) |
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1. Arthritis |
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2. COPD |
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Nursing Diagnosis: 3 part |
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Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements |
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Goal: Measurable & With Time Frame |
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Patient will eat at least 50% of meals by the end of the month |
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Patient Education (3) |
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1. Counting calories |
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2. Role of Protein |
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3. Food intake goal chart |
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Nursing Assessment Data to Support Nursing Diagnosis (3) |
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1. O2 sats 88% when ambulating |
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2. Wheezes in lungs |
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3. Etc. |
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Labs or Tests related to Nursing Diagnosis (2) |
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1. Albumin |
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2. Hemoglobin |
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Nursing Interventions (3) |
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1. Offer small, frequent high calorie snacks |
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2. Ask patient what foods are appealing |
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3. Etc. |
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Rationale Behind Interventions (3- use course books and UCentral app) |
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1. Small, frequent meals better tolerated with breathing problems. Maximize calories taken in. (Lewis et al., 2017) |
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2. Involving patient in choices increases compliance. (UCentral, 2018) |
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3. Etc. |
