Nursing 3910A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Mechanical Ventilation, Genetic Marker, Striatum
7 Nov 2017
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Nursing care of the child with a neuromuscular disorder. In j. chow, c. a. ateah, s. d. scott, s. s. ricci, & t. kyle (eds. Muscular dystrophies: refers to a group of more than 30 rare genetic diseases characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting. Management of patients with oncologic or degenerative neurologic disorders. Day & b. williams, brunner & suddarth"s canadian textbook of medical-surgical nursing (3rd ed. , pp. Assessment: focus on how disease has affected adls, response to medication, assess behavioral dysfunction, assess stiffness, jerking, facial movements, difficult activities, observe quality of speech, swallowing deficits, weakness, rigidity, mental slowness, confusion, high fall risk. Impaired mobility due to muscle rigidity and motor weakness: self-deficits. Improving functional mobility, independence in adls, bowel elimination, acceptable nutritional status, develop positive coping mechanisms. Improving mobility: daily exercise- walking, biking, swimming, stretching and rom exercises.
