Each patient is a unique individual with their own story. Since every patient is different, their plans of care should be different as well. The theme of providing client-centered care has been followed from the time when nursing began until now. The nurse’s duty is to develop a plan of care, which is an organized way for the nurse to generate sufficient and specific care for the patient. This paper addresses my client’s needs at Newcastle Place, as well as the pathophysiology of the patient’s medical condition. It also focuses on the prevention of different diseases and the assessments that were performed from Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. A list of the patient’s medications and specific plan of care are included as well. Three nursing diagnoses are identified, along with the patient goals, nursing interventions and whether or not the goals were met. If the goals were not met, the changes that need to be made will be listed. This care plan shows how a nurse’s thinking and actions are molded to fit a patient’s needs.
Patient’s Story C.A. is an 89 year old female who is a resident of the Newcastle Place long term care facility. She grew up in Chicago as an only child with her parents. She attended high school and then went on to work as a …show more content…
Usually the bone loses density, which measures the amount of calcium and minerals in the bone. (Porth, 2011). This disease occurs most often in the elderly, and is seen more commonly among white women. The cause of the disease remains unknown, but it suggests that there is an imbalance of bone resorption and formation (Porth, 2011). The resorption exceeds the formation. Bone mass usually increases from childhood to early adulthood, and the peak of bone mass growth is important to determine one’s risk for osteoporosis. If this disease ends up weakening the bones enough, there are many problems that can