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Care Planning Tool for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia
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The Dementia Outcomes Planning Tool has been developed to provide a structured approach to examining and planning for quality of life issues with people who have dementia. The guiding principles and specific information allow care providers, in collaboration with care managers and consumers, to personalize and focus planning and monitoring of care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Although these guidelines are general, it is expected that they be used to identify specific things that are important to the individual that can be followed, monitored and measured over time in order to insure that the person’s quality of life is fully supported. This Tool Recognizes Certain Values in Dementia Care:
Quality Of Life Outcomes For People With Dementia- I have the best possible physical well-being
- I have meaningful relationships
- I experience hope because my future is valued and supported
- I am accepted and understood as an individual
- I am involved in life
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Nursing Management of a Patient with Ovarian Cancer
Nursing Management of a Patient with Ovarian Cancer
H.S., a 57 year old female with a medical history of hypertension and chronic kidney disease, was diagnosed with a Stage IIIB clear cell carcinoma of the ovary and had surgery in April of 2007. When the patient began to have physical discomfort, an exploratory lapartomy was performed. A pelvic mass had developed post peritoneal chemotherapy. The patient had surgery to remove the intraperitoneal port, pelvic mass fluid drainage and pelvic biopsy. Often patients with cancer develop cachexia and should be assessed for adequate nutritional intake. Martin (2006) states that one of the greatest challenges for a woman with ovarian cancer is malnutrition: she may have little appetite as a result of treatment of advancing disease, causing
H.S., a 57 year old female with a medical history of hypertension and chronic kidney disease, was diagnosed with a Stage IIIB clear cell carcinoma of the ovary and had surgery in April of 2007. When the patient began to have physical discomfort, an exploratory lapartomy was performed. A pelvic mass had developed post peritoneal chemotherapy. The patient had surgery to remove the intraperitoneal port, pelvic mass fluid drainage and pelvic biopsy. Often patients with cancer develop cachexia and should be assessed for adequate nutritional intake. Martin (2006) states that one of the greatest challenges for a woman with ovarian cancer is malnutrition: she may have little appetite as a result of treatment of advancing disease, causing
Skin Care Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Wound Management: Care of the Adult Inpatient
Nursing Practice Manual. Skin Care Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Wound Management Care of the Adult Inpatient
