Impaired Physical Mobility R/T Neuromuscular Impairment

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NURSING GOALS

NURSING DIAGNOSIS
WITH POSSIBLE NURSING RATIONALE ( with
WITH SUBJECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION
OUTCOME INTERVENTIONS Reference)
AND OBJECTIVE CUES
CRITERIA
Subjective: After 3 hours of nursing Independent: Goal met. After 3 hours
“Hindi ako makagalaw” (I care and health teaching 1. Continually Evaluates status of individual  Assessed motor of nursing care and
can’t move) as verbalized by the patient will maintain assess motor situation (motor-sensory function by health teaching the
the patient. position of function as function by impairment may be mixed and requesting patient patient was able to
evidenced by absence of requesting or not clear) for a specific level to perform certain maintain position of
Objective: contractures, foot drop patient to of injury, affecting type and actions (e.g, shrug function as evidenced by
Diagnostic procedure results = and increase strength of perform choice of interventions shoulders, spread absence of contractures,
Date:01/22/2019 unaffected/compensator certain actions fingers, foot drop, and increase
 MRI of cervical spine- y body parts (e.g, shrug release/squeeze strength of
spondylodiskitis at C3- shoulders, examiner’s hands unaffected/compensator
C5 with subluxation at spread fingers, Enhances circulation, y body parts.
C3-C4 and extensive release/squeez restores/maintains muscle  Performed/assiste
paravertebral e examiner’s tone and joint mobility and d with full ROM
collective from C2 to hands prevents disuse contractures exercises on all
T1. Spinal cord 2. Perform/assist and muscle atrophy extremities and
compression at C3 to with full ROM joints, using slow
C4 level. exercises on all smooth
 Cervical Spine APL- extremities and movements.
Posterior joints, using Hyperextend hips
dislocation/retropulsio slow smooth Prevents frozen shoulder periodically
n of C5 in relation to movements. contractures
C4 (Grade 4 Hyperextend  Positioned the
Retrolisthesis) hips patient’s arms
periodically Prevents foot drop and at 90 degree
Nursing diagnosis: 3. Position arms external rotation of hips. at regular
Impaired physical mobility r/t at 90 degree at intervals
neuromuscular impairment regular
intervals  Maintained
ankles at 90
degree with
4. Maintain Altered circulation, loss of
footboard
ankles at 90 sensation, and paralysis
Place
degree with potentiate pressure sore trochanter rolls
footboard. formation. along thighs
Place when in bed
trochanter rolls
along thighs In a high percentage of clients  Assessed the
when in bed with cervical cord injury, skin of the
5. Assess skin thrombi develop because of patient daily,
daily. Observe altered peripheral circulation, observe for
for pressure immobilization, and flaccid pressure areas
areas and paralysis. Greatest during 2 and provided
meticulous
provide weeks but persist throughout
skin care.
meticulous skin life span
care
 Assessed for
6. Assess for redness,
redness, swelling/muscl
swelling/muscl e tension of
e tension of Development of pulmonary calf tissues.
calf tissues. emboli may be silent because Record calf nd
Record calf and pain is altered and DVT is not thigh
thigh easily recognized measurements
measurements as indicated.
as indicated
 Investigated
sudden onset
of dyspnea,
May be useful for reducing cyanosis and
7. Investigate pain associated with spasticity. other signs of
sudden onset Note: Baclofen may be respiratory
of dyspnea, delivered via implanted distress.
cyanosis, and intrathecal pump on a long
other signs of term basis as appropriate  Administered
resp. distress. Baclofen (Lioresal)
Reference: Nursing Care 10 mg/tab TID as
Collaborative: Plans: Diagnoses, Intervention ordered by the
Administer medication s, and Outcomes, 8th Edition physician.
by Meg Gulanick
as indicated Baclofen
(Lioresal) 10 mg/tab
TID as ordered by the
physician.

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