Nursing Assessment Case Study

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses a patient, referred to as AG, a 91 year old Caucasian female who was admitted to the nursing in 2009 by her family because of her having Alzheimer's disease. The paper then gives a detailed assessment of her physical and mental condition. The paper goes into great length to describe the patient's background and personal information. The paper lastly discusses the patient's medications and a nursing diagnosis. This paper includes a detailed chart of the patient's medication schedule, which include nursing indications, the effects, and side effects of the drug.

Table of Contents:
Assessment
Assessment/Review of Systems
Functional Assessment
Medications
Nursing Diagnosis
Medication Chart
References

From the Paper:

"Although the patient has been diagnosed with Alzheimer 's disease and mild memory impairment, she was very cooperative, informative and most of her information matched her patient chart. She appears well-adjusted and enjoys visits from her daughters. She reported that she had no chronic or serious illnesses and never mentioned her medical diagnoses. The patient reported she has no history of hospitalizations except when she had trouble previously with her legs. According to the patient, "they fixed that" and she "gets around better now." There was nothing in the chart alluding to this hospitalization. The patient has no knowledge of having childhood diseases. She also reported that she has had no surgeries."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ackley, Betty J. & Ladwig, Gail B. (2008). Nursing diagnosis handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care (8th edition). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
• Alzheimer's disease. (2009). In Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions (p. 76). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
• Amlodipine besylate. (2010). In Nursing 2010 drug handbook (p. 309). Ambler, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
• Furosemide. (2010). In Nursing 2010 drug handbook (p. 429). Ambler, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
• Gabapentin. (2010). In Nursing 2010 drug handbook (p. 559). Ambler, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

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