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Nursing Care Plan for Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease which has long been known and spread throughout the world and involving all races and ethnic groups. Rheumatoid arthritis is often found in women, with the ratio of women to men is 3: 1. The tendency for women suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and remissions are common in women who are pregnant, this raises the suspicion of the presence of hormonal balance factor as one of the factors that affect this disease. Most patients show symptoms of chronic intermittent disease, which if left untreated will cause damage to joints and progressive joint deformity that causes disability and even premature death. Disturbed Body Image related to changes in the ability to perform the duties of a general, an increase in energy use, the imbalance of mobility. Evidenced by: Changes in the function of diseased body parts. Focus on past strength and appearance. Changes in lifestyle / physical ability to continue the role, job l...

Nursing Care Plan for Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation of the joints (Lemone & Burke, 2001: 1248). Nursing Diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis : Body image disturbance related to changes in the ability to perform common tasks, increased use of energy, mobility imbalance. Expected outcomes: Expressing increased confidence in the ability to cope with illness, changes in lifestyle, and possible limitations. Develop a realistic plan for the future. Nursing Interventions: Encourage disclosure about the problem of disease processes, hope for the future. Discuss the meaning of the loss / change in patient / significant other. Ascertain how the patient's personal views on the functioning of everyday lifestyle. Discuss the patient's perception of how the people closest to accept limitations. Acknowledge and accept the feelings of the bereaved, hostile, dependence Consider withdrawing behavior, or deny the use of too...

Nursing Diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Impaired Physical Mobility related to: skeletal deformity painful discomfort activity intolerance decreased muscle strength. Can be evidenced by: Reluctance to try moving / inability to move in with their own physical environment. Limiting the range of motion, coordination imbalances, decreased muscle strength / control and mass (advanced stage). The expected outcomes / evaluation criteria, patients will: Maintaining a function of position in the absence / restrictions contractures. Maintain or improve strength and function of and / or compensation of the body. Demonstrate techniques / behaviors enabling activities. Nursing Interventions : Impaired Physical Mobility - Rheumatoid Arthritis 1. Keep the rest bed rest / activity schedule to sit if necessary to provide a continuous period and nighttime sleep uninterrupted. Rationale: Systemic Rest is recommended during acute exacerbations, and all phases of the disease is important to prevent ex...

Nursing Care Plan for Rheumatoid Arthritis Nursing Diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis : Self Care Deficit related to: Musculoskeletal damage; decreased strength, endurance, pain when moving, depression. Can be evidenced by: Inability to manage daily activities. The expected outcomes / evaluation criteria, patients will: Carry out self-care activities at a level consistent with the ability of the individual. Demonstrate technical change / lifestyle to meet the needs of self-care. Identify sources of personal / community to meet the needs of self-care. Nursing Intervention Self Care Deficit Nursing Diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis : 1. Discuss the level of general functioning (0-4) before any onset / exacerbation of the disease and the potential changes that are now anticipated. Rationale: May be able to resume public activities by performing the necessary adaptation to the current limitations. 2. Maintain mobility, pain control and exercise programs. Rationale: Support independent ph...

The main objective of Nursing Management program are as follows: To relieve pain and inflammation To maintain joint function and the maximum ability of the patient To prevent and or correct deformity that occurs in joints Maintaining independence so as not to depend on others. There are several ways the management to achieve the goals mentioned above, namely: Education The first step of this management program is to provide adequate education about the disease to patients, families and anyone associated with the patient. Education will include understanding the pathophysiology (disease course), the causes and estimated journey (prognosis) of the disease, all components of program management including complex drug regimens, sources of help to overcome this illness and effective method of management provided by health teams . This educational process must be done continuously. Rest It is important because rheumatic usually accompanied by severe fatigue. Although fatigue may ar...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, it is a systemic, chronic, progressive, autoimmune disorder that affects, roughly, two million Americans. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that has the potential for significant damage to internal organs. But also other organ systems such as the eye, bone marrow, lungs, peripheral nervous system as well as heighten the incidence of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. When Rheumatoid arthritis is suspected, a patient should be referred to a rheumatologist (arthritis specialist) as soon as possible. The primary reason for medication discontinuation is not side effects. Rather, it is lack of efficacy. The current goal of Rheumatoid arthritis therapy is to treat and control disease before any joint damage has occurred. A rheumatologist can help by making the diagnosis and initiating disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) to slow down disease as soon as possible...

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can also cause inflammation of the tissue around the joints, as well as in other organs in the body. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses that occur when the body's tissues are mistakenly attacked by their own immune system. The immune system contains a complex organization of cells and antibodies designed normally to "seek and destroy" invaders of the body, particularly infections. Patients with autoimmune diseases have antibodies in their blood that target their own body tissues, where they can be associated with inflammation. Because it can affect multiple other organs of the body, rheumatoid arthritis is referred to as a systemic illness and is sometimes called rheumatoid disease. While rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic illness, meaning it can last for years, patients may experience long periods without symptoms. However, rh...