Thursday, October 8, 2015

7 Nursing Diagnosis for GERD


Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is defined as a pathological state as a result of reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus causing a variety of symptoms that interfere in esophageal and extra-esophageal and or complications (Susanto,

The clinical manifestations of GERD may include typical symptoms (esophageal) and atypical symptoms (extra esophagus). GERD symptoms 70% are typical, namely:
  1. Heartburn, that burning sensation in the retrosternal area. Symptoms of heartburn is the most common symptom.
  2. Regurgitation, a condition in which stomach material was in the pharynx. Then sour and bitter taste in the mouth.
  3. Dysphagia. It usually occurs because of complications such as stricture (Joseph, 2009)
Atypical symptoms:
  • Chronic cough, and sometimes wheezing.
  • Hoarseness.
  • Pneumonia.
  • Pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Bronchiectasis.
  • Nonkardiak chest pain (Joseph, 2009).
Other symptoms:
  • Weight loss.
  • Anemia.
  • Haematemesis or melena.
  • Odynophagia (Bestari, 2011).

Complications of GERD include:
  • Barrett's Esophagus, which changes the squamous epithelium, becomes metaplastic columnar.
  • Ulcerative esophagitis.
  • Bleeding.
  • Stricture of the esophagus.
  • Aspirations. (Asroel, 2002).


Nursing Diagnosis for GERD
  1. Risk for aspiration related to barriers to swallow, decreased reflux larynx and glottis to liquid reflux.
  2. Deficient Fluid Volume related to nausea and vomiting / excessive spending.
  3. Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements related to anorexia, nausea, vomiting.
  4. Acute pain related to inflammation of the esophagus lining.
  5. Ineffective airway clearance related to reflux of fluid into the larynx and throat.
  6. Impaired Swallowing related to narrowing / stricture of the esophagus due to gastroesophageal reflux disease.
  7. Anxiety related to the disease process.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Encephalitis Assessment and Nursing Diagnosis

Encephalitis is an infection of the central nervous system caused by viruses or other microorganisms, which cause strong lymphocytic infiltration in brain tissue and leptomeninges cause cerebral edema, brain ganglion cell degeneration and destruction of nerve cells diffusion (Anania, 2008). Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain tissue that can be caused by bacteria, worms, protozoa, fungi, rickets, or viruses (Mansjoer, 2000)

Although the cause is different, the clinical symptoms of encephalitis is more or less the same and distinctive, so that it can be used as diagnostic criteria. Generally, the symptoms include fever, convulsions and decreased consciousness. (Mansjoer, 2000).

Signs and symptoms of encephalitis as follows:
  1. Sudden temperature rises, often found hyperpyrexia.
  2. Consciousness quickly dropped.
  3. gag.
  4. Seizures, which can be general, focal or twitching only.
  5. Other cerebral symptoms, which may occur individually or together, eg paresis or paralysis, aphasia, and so on.

Assessment

Data that needs to be examined include (Doenges, 1999):

1. Biodata.
Biodata is the identity of the clients includes: name, age, gender, religion, ethnicity, address, date of hospital admission, registration number, date of assessment and medical diagnostics. This identity is used to differentiate clients from one another.

2. Main complaint.
The main complaint is the need to encourage clients to enter the hospital. The main complaints in patients with encephalitis include headaches, neck stiffness, impaired consciousness, fever and seizures.

3. History of present illness.
A history of current clients which include complaints, the nature and great complaints, start or recurrence of disease ever experienced before. Usually the prodromal period lasts between 1-4 days, characterized by fever, headache, dizziness, vomiting, sore throat, malaise, pain in the extremities and pale. Followed by signs of encephalitis that the severity depends on the distribution and extent of the lesion in neurons. The symptoms such as anxiety, irritable, screaning attack, behavioral changes, impaired consciousness and convulsions sometimes with focal neurological signs such as aphasia, hemiparesis, hemiplegia, ataxia and paralysis of the nerves of the brain.

4. History of pregnancy and birth.
In this case studied, among others; a history of prenatal, natal and post natal. In prenatal history should note any disease ever suffered by the mother primarily infectious diseases. History of childbirth need to know whether the baby is born in the gestational age at term or not, because it affects the immune system against the disease in children. The trauma of childbirth also affect the incidence of diseases for example; amniotic fluid aspiration in children. History of post childbirth is necessary to know the state of the child after birth. Example: low birth weight, and Apgar score.

5. P6. revious medical history.
Contact or relationship with meningitis cases will increase the likelihood of inflammation or infection of the brain tissue. Immunizations need to be studied to determine how the child's immune system. Allergies in children need to know to be avoided because it may make things worse.

6. Family health history.
Is a picture of the health of the family, whether there is a relationship with the illness. In this situation the health status of families need to know, if there are family members who suffer from infectious diseases in connection with the disease experienced by the client (Soemarno marram, 1983).

7. Social history.
Environment and the child's family is very supportive to the growth and development of children. Traveling clinic of the disease so disturbing mental status, behavior and personality. Nurse charged assess the status of the client or family in order to prioritize the issue in treatment.

8. Basic Needs (daily activities).
In patients with encephalitis often disruption of daily habits, among others: the fulfillment of nutritional disorders because of nausea, vomiting, hypermetabolic due to infectious processes, and increased intracranial pressure. Rest patterns in patients with frequent seizures, it greatly affects the patient. Pattern personal hygiene should be practiced on the bed because the patient is weak or unconscious, and is likely to depend on others, play behavior is unknown if any changes need to know as a result of hospitalization in children.


Nursing Diagnosis for Encephalitis
  1. Hyperthermia r / t the disease: infection.
  2. Nausea r / t increased intracranial pressure, inflammation of the brain.
  3. Disturbed Sensory Perception (type: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile, olfactory) r / t biochemical imbalances.
  4. Risk for trauma r / t reduction in muscle coordination.

Monday, October 5, 2015

Physiological and Psychological Responses to Anxiety


Autonomic nervous system responses to fear and anxiety cause involuntary activities in the body including the self-defense mechanism. Sympathetic nerve fibers "activate" vital signs at any sign of danger for preparing the body's defenses. The adrenal glands release adrenaline (epinephrine), which causes the body to take in more oxygen, dilates pupils, and increases arterial pressure and heart rate while making constricting peripheral blood vessels and makes shunting of blood from the gastrointestinal and reproductive system and increases glycogenolysis be free glucose to sustain heart , muscle, and central nervous system. When the danger has ended, parasympathetic nerve fibers reverse this process and restore the body to its normal state until the signs of the next threat to re-activate the sympathetic response (Videbeck, 2008).

Anxiety causes the response of cognitive, psychomotor and physiological uncomfortable, such as difficulty thinking logically, increased motor activity, agitation, and increased vital signs. To reduce discomfort, individuals try to reduce the discomfort level to perform adaptive behavior that is new or defense mechanisms. Adaptive behavior can be a positive thing and helps individuals adapt and learn, for example: using imagination techniques to refocus attention on the beautiful scenery, relaxation of the body sequentially from head to toe, and breathing slowly and regularly to reduce muscle tension and vital signs. Negative response to anxiety can lead to maladaptive behaviors, such as headache due to tension, pain syndromes and stress-related responses that lead to immune efficiency (Videbeck, 2008).

Anxiety can be passed from one individual to another individual through words, for example, heard a shout "fire" in a crowded room or hear the sound vibrating from the mother who can not find the child in a crowded mall. Anxiety may be communicated nonverbally through empathy, a sense of self-adjust the position of others for some time (Sullivan, in Videbeck, 2008).

When people become anxious, they use defense mechanisms to reduce anxiety. Defense mechanisms is the cognitive distortions used by a person to maintain a sense of control over stressful situations. This process includes self deception, limited awareness of the situation, or the emotional commitment is lacking. Most defense mechanisms arise from the subconscious so that individuals do not consciously use it. When the patient can not explain the accident that had just happened, his mind was using the mechanism of repression (forget the terrifying events that unconsciously).

Some individuals use excessive defense mechanisms and it stopped them learn a variety of appropriate methods to cope with situations that cause anxiety. Dependence on one or two defense mechanisms can also inhibit the growth of emotional, causing poor problem-solving skills, and cause trouble in a relationship.

2 Nursing Interventions for Pemphigus Vulgaris

Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic blistering skin disease with skin lesions that are rarely pruritic, but which are often painful.

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune, intraepithelial, blistering disease affecting the skin and mucous membranes.

1. Acute Pain related to damage to the soft tissue, soft tissue erosion.

Goal: Pain is reduced / lost or adapted.

Expected outcomes:
  • Subjectively reported reduced pain or can be adapted. Pain scale: 0 -1.
  • Can identify activities that increase or decrease the pain.
  • The patient is not restless.
Interventions:

1. Assess PQRST approach (P = Provocation / Palliation, Q = Quality / Quantity, R = Region / Radiation, S = Severity Scale, T = Timing)
Rationale: Being a basic parameter to determine the extent of intervention required and as the evaluation of the success of the intervention pain management.

2. Explain and help the patient with pain relief action nonpharmacological and noninvasive.
Rationale: The approach by using relaxation and other nonpharmacological have shown effectiveness in reducing pain.

3. Perform nursing management of pain:

a. Set the physiological position.
Rationale: It would increase the intake of oxygen into the subcutaneous tissue inflammation. Setting ideal position is in the opposite direction to the lesion pemphigus.

b. Perform maintenance of oral hygiene.
Rationale: Overall patient's oral cavity can be eroded and exposed surfaces. Necrotic tissue can form in this area so that adds to the suffering of patients and interfere with food intake. Weight loss and hypoproteinemia may occur. Careful oral hygiene care is very important to keep the oral mucosa is kept clean and allow the regeneration of the epithelium. Rinse the mouth that often must be done to cleanse the mouth and reduces pain in the area of ​​ulceration. Be kept moist lips by applying a lip moisturizer.

c. Rest client
Rationale: Rest is needed during the acute phase. This condition will increase the supply of blood to the inflamed tissue.

d. If necessary premedication before performing wound care.
Rationale: wet and cool compresses or immersion therapy is protective measures that can reduce pain. Patients with extensive lesions and pain should receive premedication prior to the preparation of an analgesic before the skin care began.

e. Environmental management: calm environment and limit visitors.
Rationale: Tranquil environment will decrease the pain stimulus of external and visitor restrictions will help increase oxygen conditions of the room, which will be reduced if many visitors who were in the room.

d. Teach deep breathing relaxation techniques.
Rationale: Improve input oxygenation in patients, resulting in lower secondary pain from inflammation.

e. Teach technique of distraction during painful.
Rationale: Distraction can reduce internal stmulus.

f. Perform touch management.
Rationale: It can help reduce pain. Light massage can increase blood flow and automatically helps the blood supply and oxygen to the painful area, and reduce the sensation of pain.

4. Collaboration with physicians for providing analgesic.
Rationale: Analgesics block the path of pain so the pain will be reduced.


2. Impaired Skin Integrity related to local necrosis secondary to tissue accumulation of pus in the hair follicles.

Goal: Improved skin integrity optimally.

Expected outcomes:
  • Increased tissue growth, improved wound state, spending pus in the wound no longer exists, the wound closed.
Interventions:

1. Assess soft tissue damage that occurs on the client.
rationale:
Being the basic data to provide information about wound care interventions, what tools will be used, and the type of solution that will be used.

2. Perform maintenance bullae.
Rationale: The patient with bullae broad area, has a characteristic odor which will be reduced after secondary infection under control. The patient's skin after a bath, the skin is dried carefully and sprinkled with powder that is not irritating so that the patients can move more freely in bed. The amount of powder that is pretty much it may be necessary to keep the patient's skin is not sticky on the sheets. Hypothermia often happens and actions for keeping the patient warm and comfortable is a priority in nursing activity.
Increased tissue growth, improved wound state, spending pus in the wound no longer exists, the wound closed.

3. Increase the intake of nutrients in patients.
Rationale: Nutrition is necessary to increase the intake of the needs of the body's tissues.

4. Evaluation of tissue damage and the development of tissue growth.
Rationale: If still not reached of the evaluation criteria, then it needs to be re-examined factors that can inhibit the growth of the wound.

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