Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

    • 418 views

    NCP (Or) Thyroidectomy

    Uploaded by

    Chiz Corre
    The nurse assessed a patient's anxiety related to a change in health status from a planned thyroidectomy. Interventions included monitoring vital signs, encouraging expression of feelings, observing behaviors, and being available to listen. Evaluation found the patient was confused and preoccupied with anxiety symptoms. After 8 hours of nursing care, the patient was relaxed and reported reduced, manageable anxiety having gained ability to recognize and express feelings. The goal of reducing anxiety was met.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    NCP (Or) Thyroidectomy

    Uploaded by

    Chiz Corre
    418 views3 pages
    The nurse assessed a patient's anxiety related to a change in health status from a planned thyroidectomy. Interventions included monitoring vital signs, encouraging expression of feelings, observing behaviors, and being available to listen. Evaluation found the patient was confused and preoccupied with anxiety symptoms. After 8 hours of nursing care, the patient was relaxed and reported reduced, manageable anxiety having gained ability to recognize and express feelings. The goal of reducing anxiety was met.

    Original Title

    NCP (or) Thyroidectomy

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The nurse assessed a patient's anxiety related to a change in health status from a planned thyroidectomy. Interventions included monitoring vital signs, encouraging expression of feelings, observing behaviors, and being available to listen. Evaluation found the patient was confused and preoccupied with anxiety symptoms. After 8 hours of nursing care, the patient was relaxed and reported reduced, manageable anxiety having gained ability to recognize and express feelings. The goal of reducing anxiety was met.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    418 views3 pages

    NCP (Or) Thyroidectomy

    Uploaded by

    Chiz Corre
    The nurse assessed a patient's anxiety related to a change in health status from a planned thyroidectomy. Interventions included monitoring vital signs, encouraging expression of feelings, observing behaviors, and being available to listen. Evaluation found the patient was confused and preoccupied with anxiety symptoms. After 8 hours of nursing care, the patient was relaxed and reported reduced, manageable anxiety having gained ability to recognize and express feelings. The goal of reducing anxiety was met.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    of 3

    ASSESSMENT

    DIAGNOSIS

    PLANNING

    INTERVENTIONS/RATIO NALE >Monitor vital signs. -To identify physical responses associated with both medical and emotional conditions >Identify clients perception of the threat represented by the situation. >Observe for behaviors which can point to the clients level of anxiety >Encourage client to acknowledge and to express feelings >Be available to client for listening and talking

    EVALUATION

    Subjective: Fear of unspecified consequences Objective: >confused >tendency to blame others >preoccupied >difficulty to learn

    Anxiety related to threat of change in health status.

    At the end of 8hr nursing interventions the patient will appear relaxed and report anxiety is reduced to a manageable level.

    -GOAL MET The patient has the ability to recognize and express feelings thus the anxiety level has been reduced to a manageable state.

    NCP
    (THYROIDECTOMY)

    You might also like