Geriatric Care Plan Concept Map
Risk Factors for Nursing Diagnosis (3) |
1. Dementia |
2. Lung disease |
3. Recent viral illness |
Complications to Report (3) |
1. Weight loss |
2. Falls |
3. Dizziness |
Challenges to Implementing Care Plan (3) |
1. Resident’s mental capacity |
2. Time |
3. Etc. |
Things I Learned/Surprised Me After Building Map (2) |
1. |
2. |
(Data in tables are examples – delete and fill in your own data in each)
Medical Diagnoses (2) |
1. Arthritis |
2. COPD |
Nursing Diagnosis: 3 part |
Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements |
Goal: Measurable & With Time Frame |
Patient will eat at least 50% of meals by the end of the month |
Patient Education (3) |
1. Counting calories |
2. Role of Protein |
3. Food intake goal chart |
Nursing Assessment Data to Support Nursing Diagnosis (3) |
1. O2 sats 88% when ambulating |
2. Wheezes in lungs |
3. Etc. |
Labs or Tests related to Nursing Diagnosis (2) |
1. Albumin |
2. Hemoglobin |
Nursing Interventions (3) |
1. Offer small, frequent high calorie snacks |
2. Ask patient what foods are appealing |
3. Etc. |
Rationale Behind Interventions (3- use course books and UCentral app) |
1. Small, frequent meals better tolerated with breathing problems. Maximize calories taken in. (Lewis et al., 2017) |
2. Involving patient in choices increases compliance. (UCentral, 2018) |
3. Etc. |
