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Caregiver Role Strain is a NANDA-I nursing diagnosis for a family member or friend who has difficulty meeting the demands of caring for someone, so that the caregiver’s own health, relationships, or ability to give safe care begin to suffer. It is a diagnosis about the caregiver, not the care receiver. The diagnoses used most … See Nursing Diagnoses
Cognitive impairment is a decline in memory, attention, language, reasoning, or judgment that is greater than expected for a person’s age and that can interfere with daily life. It ranges from mild cognitive impairment to dementia. The nursing diagnoses used most often are Chronic Confusion, Risk for Adult Falls, Impaired Verbal Communication, and Impaired Social … See Nursing Diagnoses
Lung cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the airways or lung tissue. Most cases are linked to smoking, and many are found only after the cancer has spread. The nursing diagnoses used most often are Impaired Gas Exchange, Chronic Pain, Inadequate Protein-Energy Nutritional Intake, and Risk for Infection. Nursing care centers on breathing … See Nursing Diagnoses
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart defect with four parts: a ventricular septal defect, narrowing of the right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary valve, an aorta that sits over both ventricles, and a thickened right ventricle. Oxygen-poor blood crosses from the right side to the left and goes out to the body, so … See Nursing Diagnoses
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a change in brain function caused by liver failure or by blood bypassing the liver, so toxins such as ammonia reach the brain. It ranges from subtle trouble concentrating to confusion, drowsiness, and coma, and it is reversible when the cause is found and treated. The nursing diagnoses used most often … See Nursing Diagnoses