Physical Assessment A physical assessment is a crucial part of the nursing process. It is the part of the health assessment of a patient that represents a synthesis of the information obtained in a physical examination. It involves the detailed examination of the body from head to toe using the techniques of observation, inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation (Taylor, C., Lillis, C., and Lynn, P., 2015). The conclusions obtained from a patient’s physical assessment aide in the development of a medical diagnosis, nursing diagnosis, and care plan. Physical assessment plays a huge role in the foundation of care for a patient. Each type of CP can present with different physical assessment findings. Doctors classify CP according to …show more content…
The more educated someone is about CP the more likely for it to be prevented in applicable situations, or for it to be identified and treated earlier allowing for greater improvements in the child’s physical abilities (C, C. D, 2017). Risk Factors for cerebral palsy development include the following. infection during pregnancy, especially varicella, rubella, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, syphilis, and herpes. Exposure to toxins during pregnancy, such as mercury. Other conditions during pregnancy, such as seizures and thyroid problems. Premature birth, low birth weight, breech delivery, and multiple fetus delivery. Finally, Infant illness, such as bacterial meningitis, untreated severe jaundice, and viral encephalitis (Taylor, C., Lillis, C., and Lynn, P., 2015). Complications of cerebral palsy may include all the following: seizure disorders, speech, vision, and hearing problems, language and perceptual deficits, mental retardation (in up to 40% of patients), dental problems, respiratory difficulties; frequent respiratory tract infections, poor swallowing and gag reflexes, which may result in malnutrition or aspiration, spasticity; contractures, and skin alterations; pressure injury (Taylor, C., Lillis, C., and Lynn, P., 2015). In some cases, these complications can be avoided by nursing interventions and teaching by the
The aim of this essay is a reflective account in which I will describe a newly acquired skill that I have learned and been able to implement within my role as a trainee assistant practitioner. (T.A.P.) for Foundation for Practice. I have chosen to reflect upon neurological observations on patients that will be at risk of neurological deterioration. Before I begin any care or assessments, I should have a good theoretical underpinned knowledge, of the skill that I am about to put into practice, and have a good understanding of anatomy and physiology, in order to make an accurate assessment of a patients neurological status. I will be making a correct and relevant assessment to identify any needs or concerns to establish the patient’s individualized care, and make observations to determine an appropriate clinical judgement.
The nurse needs to describe what focused health assessments they think would best suit the patient. The nurse needs to work out a way in which we can help decrease Alice’s heart rate and blood pressure. To do this the nurse would perform a neurological assessment and a head to toe assessment. These two assessments will give the nurse more information about Alice’s nervous system, if she is in any pain and what further assessments and treatment need to be completed. A neurological assessment is a technique of gaining specific data in relation to the role of a patient’s nervous system (Ruben Restrepo).
This assignment will be discussing Educational activities within Key Stage One particularly focusing on a baking activity. Areas such as inclusion, participation, adaption, and legislation will be centred upon. Enabling Learning is important for inclusion within the classroom, for children with Cerebral Palsy, as well as others with learning difficulties, this can be particularly useful. The development of a format that is easily understood, easily accessible and inclusive is of utmost importance (Wisker, 1996).
It is reported by the CDC that 1 in 323 children in the U.S will be diagnosed with CP. Cerebral means having to do with the brain Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscular tissues. The term cerebral palsy (CP) was originally coined more than a century ago and loosely translates as "brain paralysis." Even so, a precise definition has not been concluded because cerebral palsy is not a one diagnosis, simply an "umbrella" term that describes brain lesions that involve motor or postural abnormalities discovered during early development. CP is one of the leading causes affecting development and function in childhood from the fetal or neonatal period to up to age 3 years. Nevertheless, the diagnosis of cerebral palsy may not be made until after that time. Some advocate not getting a definitive diagnosis in sele...
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination and other disabilities, which causes damage to the brain before and during birth. Cerebral palsy is a static disorder of the brain, not a progressive disorder. This mean that the disorder or disease process will not get worse as time goes on. Nor are the motor disorders associated with cerebral palsy temporary. (Miller and Bachrach pg. 3) Cerebral Palsy affects the nervous system by having dysfunctions, in movements such as, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking. During the first 3 to 5 years of a child's life Cerebral Palsy occur because the baby's brain is still developing. (CP is one of the most common congenital (existing before birth or at birth) disorders of childhood). Spastic, athetoid, ataxic and dystonic are all different types of Cerebral Palsy. Majority of circumstances with children having CP are unknown, then again numerous results show problems during pregnancy in which the brain is damaged or doesn't develop normally. “This can be due to infections, maternal health problems, a genetic disorder, or something else that interferes with normal brain development.” Cerebral palsy is also caused by injuries and abnormalities of the brain; as the baby grows in the womb these problems occur. Some causes may lead to problems with brain development which include:
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is group of muscles that do not develop correctly. Cerebral Palsy can be the results of an accident or the nervous system not functioning properly. Learning, hearing, seeing, walking, and thinking can be affected by this disability. Most of the time Cerebral Palsy takes place during or after a mother gives birth but it can, also take place after a car accident Cerebral Palsy is a disability that has many different effects on people. A person can have CP and their hearing can be affected, but it does not affect anything else. While Cerebral Palsy can affect another person’s legs and sight. These affects are when a few muscles do not develop the they t way should therefore two people can have the same disability but have
Dr. William Little wrote the first medical description of the disorder in the 1860’s. He thought most cases of CP were caused by complications at birth resulting in lack of oxygen to the brain. Cerebral Palsy was called Little's disease for many years. CP refers to neurological disorders that appear in early childhood and affect movement and coordination (“Cerebral Palsy: Hope”). Although CP is caused by damage to the motor areas of the brain and affects body movement and muscle coordination, it is not caused by problems in the muscles o...
Surman, G., Hemming, K., Platt, M. J., Parkes, J., Green, A., Hutton, J., et al. (2009). Children with cerebral palsy: severity and trends over time. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology , 23 (6), 513-521.
In doing Nursing Care Plans for Dementia you must know their physical assessment. The physical assessment is based on their neurological and cardiovascular system so can identify the cause or existence of cognitive impairment.
Cerebral Palsy cannot be prevented, but if pregnant health precautions can decrease chances of the infant to develop Cerebral Palsy. Having a healthy diet, proper use of
Pregnancy can also be titled as a risk factor. You're at increased risk of contracting listeriosis which is an infection caused by listeria bacteria. This bacterium may also cause meningitis. If you have listeriosis, your unborn baby is also at high risk of catching meningitis.
Assessment: Immediately a new patient or worker arrives in the clinic. Pre-assessment is initiated. Here the nurse gathers patient’s biographical information, asks relevant questions regarding the patient’s state of health, what brought him to the clinic and if he/she has suffered any illness in the past of which he was hospitalized or admitted. The nurse also finds
Cerebral palsy is one of the most common physical disabilities in childhood. It is a life long neurological disorder that affects the physical ability to move. Cerebral palsy is caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls movement during pregnancy or just after birth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015) 1 in every 323 children have been identified with cerebral palsy. Every case of cerebral palsy affects the person differently whether it affects muscle control, posture and balance, muscle coordination, body movement, muscle tone, or reflexes. The disease also has many severities and variations. There are four different kinds of cerebral palsy; Spastic, Dyskinetic, Ataxic, and Mixed, but the most
In the article, “Systemic Facts: Toward Institutional Awareness in Criminal Courts” Andrew Crespo (2016) is proposing that criminal courts can become more involved in criminal just procedures than they are. Currently, these courts are more passive in their roles, while other actors (i.e. the prosecutors and law enforcement) are more traditionally more active. However, criminal courts possess an abundant amount of information that could attribute to reformation in our current criminal justice system, but this will require effort in a few different areas. All of which include, to some degree, collecting, accessing, and organizing the various caches of information so that the information becomes more “transparent” (Crespo, 2016). Ultimately, this
Mrs S. is an 88 years old female patient who lives on her own, and was admitted into a rehabilitation ward following a hip operation due to a fall at home. She has a past medical history of Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF), diverticulitis, and asthma. Also, Mrs S presented with rapid weight loss, palpitation, feeling tired, peripheral oedema, fatigue, difficulty breathing when lying flat in the bed, waking up at night with shortness of breath and anxiety. In addition to all that she had a pressure sore in her bottom that was not broken. In order to have good holistic care of Mrs S, the nursing process was used as identified by Sibson. Sibson (2010) identifies four key steps to the nursing process, which are assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation; which are important for ensuring a quality standard of nursing care.