Ackley: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 12th Edition Revised Reprint with
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LectureJNotes
Problem-
BasedJLearning/CriticalJThinkingJCaseJStu
dy—RestlessJLegJSyndrome
CaseJScenario
AbdulJMalekJisJaJ21-year-
oldJcollegeJstudent.JHeJattendsJtheJlocalJstateJuniversityJandJisJaJjuniorJstudyingJgraphicJdesign.JThre
eJweeksJintoJhisJfallJsemester,JAbdul’sJprofessorsJnoticeJthatJheJisJfallingJasleepJinJclassJandJoftenJlo
oksJrestless.JAbdulJtapsJhisJfootJandJsquirmsJaroundJinJhisJseat.JAbdul,JwhoJisJusuallyJanJexcellentJstu
dent,JhasJfailedJhisJfirstJtestJinJhisJGraphicJDesignJIIJcourse.JHisJprofessorJasksJhimJtoJseeJhisJadvisorJ
becauseJtheJfearJisJthatJAbdulJhasJbecomeJchemicallyJimpaired.JHisJadvisorJsendsJAbdulJtoJtheJstude
ntJhealthJservicesJandJhisJcaseJisJreviewedJbyJtheJnurse.
NursingJAssessment
AbdulJisJaJwell-developedJ22-year-
oldJmaleJwithJaJBMIJofJ20.JHisJvitalJsignsJareJbloodJpressureJ104/78;JtemperatureJ98.4°F;JheartJrate
—64JbeatsJperJminute;JrespiratoryJrate—
16JbreathsJperJminute.JAJnutritionalJhistoryJconfirmsJaJwell-
balancedJdietJwithJtheJexclusionJofJporkJproducts.JAbdulJhadJbeenJworkingJoutJeveryJdayJatJtheJUniv
ersityJgymJbutJreportsJthatJheJisJcurrentlyJ―tooJtired‖JtoJdoJso.JAbdulJdeniesJdrugJorJalcoholJuseJandJt
hisJisJconfirmedJbyJserumJanalysis.JAbdulJcomplainsJaboutJsleepingJpoorlyJandJfeelingJasJif,J―IJamJ
movingJallJnight.‖JHeJstatesJthatJheJoftenJwakesJupJhisJdormJmateJandJfeelsJbadJaboutJthat.JTheJnurseJr
eclinesJAbdulJonJtheJexaminationJtableJandJchecksJhisJdeepJtendonJreflexesJ(DTRs)JwhichJareJallJ2+.
JTheJnurseJasksJAbdulJtoJrelaxJandJdimsJtheJlightsJwhileJsheJconsultsJwithJtheJprimaryJcareJpractition
er.JWhileJtheJnurseJisJoutJofJtheJexaminationJroomJAbdulJdozes,JandJwhenJtheJnurseJreturns,JtheJnurs
eJobservesJAbdul’sJrightJlegJjerkingJseveralJtimesJbeforeJsheJarousesJhim.
A. ASSESS
1. IdentifyJsignificantJsymptomsJbyJunderliningJthemJinJtheJassessment.
2. ListJthoseJsymptomsJthatJindicateJtheJclientJhasJaJhealthJproblemJ(thoseJyouJhaveJunderlined).
fallingJasleepJinJclass
oftenJlooksJrestless
tapsJhisJfoot
squirmsJaroundJinJhisJseat
failedJhisJfirstJtest
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,CaseJStudyJAnswers 2
complainsJaboutJsleepingJpoorly
―IJamJmovingJallJnight‖
oftenJwakesJup
dozes
rightJlegJjerkingJseveralJtimes
3. GroupJtheJsymptomsJthatJareJsimilar.
fallingJasleepJinJclass
oftenJlooksJrestless
tapsJhisJfoot
squirmsJaroundJinJhisJseat
failedJhisJfirstJtest
complainsJaboutJsleepingJpoorly
dozes
―tooJtired‖
―IJamJmovingJallJnight‖
oftenJwakesJup
rightJlegJjerkingJseveralJtimes
DIAGNOSE
4. SelectJpossibleJnursingJdiagnosesJforJthisJclient.
DoJthisJbyJlookingJatJtheJlistJofJnursingJdiagnosesJin,JtheJbook,JAckley/LadwigJNursingJDiagnosisJHa
ndbook:JAnJEvidence-
BasedJGuideJtoJPlanningJCareJorJbyJaccessingJtheJcareJplanJconstructorJatJtheJEVOLVEJSITEJandJv
iewingJnursingJdiagnosesJlistedJthere.
PossibleJnursingJdiagnoses:
SleepJdeprivationJDistu
rbedJsleepJpatternJFatig
ue
IneffectiveJcopingJStres
sJoverload
2. ValidateJtheJpossibleJnursingJdiagnoses.
CompareJtheJsignsJandJsymptomsJ(definingJcharacteristics)JthatJyouJhaveJidentifiedJfromJyourJclient
JassessmentJwithJtheJdefiningJcharacteristicsJforJtheJnursingJdiagnosisJthatJyouJhaveJselected.JAlsoJrea
dJtheJdefinitionJandJdetermineJifJthisJdiagnosisJfitsJthisJclient.
ValidatedJnursingJdiagnosesJinclude:
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(YouJcanJcopyJandJpasteJtheJinformationJfromJtheJEVOLVEJSITEJinJtheJareasJbelow.)JSlee
pJdeprivation
3. Write/selectJaJnursingJdiagnosticJstatementJforJoneJofJtheJnursingJdiagnosesJbyJcombiningJtheJnu
rsingJdiagnosisJlabelJwithJtheJrelatedJtoJ(r/t)Jfactors.
a. TheJlabelJisJtheJtitleJofJtheJnursingJdiagnosisJasJdefinedJbyJNANDA-I.
b. AJrelatedJtoJ(r/t)JstatementJdescribesJfactorsJthatJmayJbeJcontributingJtoJorJcausingJtheJproblemJtha
tJresultedJinJtheJnursingJdiagnosis.
NANDA-
IJlabel:JSleepJdeprivationJDefinition
ProlongedJperiodsJofJtimeJwithoutJsustainedJnatural,JperiodicJsuspensionJofJrelativeJconsciousness
thatJprovidesJrest.
DefiningJcharacteristics
AlteredJattention,Janxiety,Japathy,Jcombativeness,Jconfusion,JdecreaseJinJfunctionalJability,Jdrowsi
ness,JexpressesJdistress,Jfatigue,JfleetingJnystagmus,Jhallucinations,JheightenedJsensitivityJtoJpain,Jir
ritableJmood,Jlethargy,JprolongedJreactionJtime,JpsychomotorJagitation,JtransientJparanoia,Jtremors.
RelatedJfactorsJ(r/t):JAge-
relatedJsleepJstageJshifts,JaverageJdailyJphysicalJactivityJisJlessJthanJrecommendedJforJgenderJandJ
age,JenvironmentalJdisturbances,JenvironmentalJoverstimulation,Jnon-restorativeJsleep-
wakeJcycle,JsleepJterror,JsleepJwalking,JsustainedJcircadianJasynchrony,JsustainedJinadequateJsle
epJhygiene.
TheJcompleteJnursingJdiagnosticJstatementJis:
SleepJdeprivationJr/tJconditionsJwithJperiodicJlimbJmovement
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LectureJNotes
Problem-
BasedJLearning/CriticalJThinkingJCaseJStu
dy—RestlessJLegJSyndrome
CaseJScenario
AbdulJMalekJisJaJ21-year-
oldJcollegeJstudent.JHeJattendsJtheJlocalJstateJuniversityJandJisJaJjuniorJstudyingJgraphicJdesign.JThre
eJweeksJintoJhisJfallJsemester,JAbdul’sJprofessorsJnoticeJthatJheJisJfallingJasleepJinJclassJandJoftenJlo
oksJrestless.JAbdulJtapsJhisJfootJandJsquirmsJaroundJinJhisJseat.JAbdul,JwhoJisJusuallyJanJexcellentJstu
dent,JhasJfailedJhisJfirstJtestJinJhisJGraphicJDesignJIIJcourse.JHisJprofessorJasksJhimJtoJseeJhisJadvisorJ
becauseJtheJfearJisJthatJAbdulJhasJbecomeJchemicallyJimpaired.JHisJadvisorJsendsJAbdulJtoJtheJstude
ntJhealthJservicesJandJhisJcaseJisJreviewedJbyJtheJnurse.
NursingJAssessment
AbdulJisJaJwell-developedJ22-year-
oldJmaleJwithJaJBMIJofJ20.JHisJvitalJsignsJareJbloodJpressureJ104/78;JtemperatureJ98.4°F;JheartJrate
—64JbeatsJperJminute;JrespiratoryJrate—
16JbreathsJperJminute.JAJnutritionalJhistoryJconfirmsJaJwell-
balancedJdietJwithJtheJexclusionJofJporkJproducts.JAbdulJhadJbeenJworkingJoutJeveryJdayJatJtheJUniv
ersityJgymJbutJreportsJthatJheJisJcurrentlyJ―tooJtired‖JtoJdoJso.JAbdulJdeniesJdrugJorJalcoholJuseJandJt
hisJisJconfirmedJbyJserumJanalysis.JAbdulJcomplainsJaboutJsleepingJpoorlyJandJfeelingJasJif,J―IJamJ
movingJallJnight.‖JHeJstatesJthatJheJoftenJwakesJupJhisJdormJmateJandJfeelsJbadJaboutJthat.JTheJnurseJr
eclinesJAbdulJonJtheJexaminationJtableJandJchecksJhisJdeepJtendonJreflexesJ(DTRs)JwhichJareJallJ2+.
JTheJnurseJasksJAbdulJtoJrelaxJandJdimsJtheJlightsJwhileJsheJconsultsJwithJtheJprimaryJcareJpractition
er.JWhileJtheJnurseJisJoutJofJtheJexaminationJroomJAbdulJdozes,JandJwhenJtheJnurseJreturns,JtheJnurs
eJobservesJAbdul’sJrightJlegJjerkingJseveralJtimesJbeforeJsheJarousesJhim.
A. ASSESS
1. IdentifyJsignificantJsymptomsJbyJunderliningJthemJinJtheJassessment.
2. ListJthoseJsymptomsJthatJindicateJtheJclientJhasJaJhealthJproblemJ(thoseJyouJhaveJunderlined).
fallingJasleepJinJclass
oftenJlooksJrestless
tapsJhisJfoot
squirmsJaroundJinJhisJseat
failedJhisJfirstJtest
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,CaseJStudyJAnswers 2
complainsJaboutJsleepingJpoorly
―IJamJmovingJallJnight‖
oftenJwakesJup
dozes
rightJlegJjerkingJseveralJtimes
3. GroupJtheJsymptomsJthatJareJsimilar.
fallingJasleepJinJclass
oftenJlooksJrestless
tapsJhisJfoot
squirmsJaroundJinJhisJseat
failedJhisJfirstJtest
complainsJaboutJsleepingJpoorly
dozes
―tooJtired‖
―IJamJmovingJallJnight‖
oftenJwakesJup
rightJlegJjerkingJseveralJtimes
DIAGNOSE
4. SelectJpossibleJnursingJdiagnosesJforJthisJclient.
DoJthisJbyJlookingJatJtheJlistJofJnursingJdiagnosesJin,JtheJbook,JAckley/LadwigJNursingJDiagnosisJHa
ndbook:JAnJEvidence-
BasedJGuideJtoJPlanningJCareJorJbyJaccessingJtheJcareJplanJconstructorJatJtheJEVOLVEJSITEJandJv
iewingJnursingJdiagnosesJlistedJthere.
PossibleJnursingJdiagnoses:
SleepJdeprivationJDistu
rbedJsleepJpatternJFatig
ue
IneffectiveJcopingJStres
sJoverload
2. ValidateJtheJpossibleJnursingJdiagnoses.
CompareJtheJsignsJandJsymptomsJ(definingJcharacteristics)JthatJyouJhaveJidentifiedJfromJyourJclient
JassessmentJwithJtheJdefiningJcharacteristicsJforJtheJnursingJdiagnosisJthatJyouJhaveJselected.JAlsoJrea
dJtheJdefinitionJandJdetermineJifJthisJdiagnosisJfitsJthisJclient.
ValidatedJnursingJdiagnosesJinclude:
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, CaseJStudyJAnswers 3
(YouJcanJcopyJandJpasteJtheJinformationJfromJtheJEVOLVEJSITEJinJtheJareasJbelow.)JSlee
pJdeprivation
3. Write/selectJaJnursingJdiagnosticJstatementJforJoneJofJtheJnursingJdiagnosesJbyJcombiningJtheJnu
rsingJdiagnosisJlabelJwithJtheJrelatedJtoJ(r/t)Jfactors.
a. TheJlabelJisJtheJtitleJofJtheJnursingJdiagnosisJasJdefinedJbyJNANDA-I.
b. AJrelatedJtoJ(r/t)JstatementJdescribesJfactorsJthatJmayJbeJcontributingJtoJorJcausingJtheJproblemJtha
tJresultedJinJtheJnursingJdiagnosis.
NANDA-
IJlabel:JSleepJdeprivationJDefinition
ProlongedJperiodsJofJtimeJwithoutJsustainedJnatural,JperiodicJsuspensionJofJrelativeJconsciousness
thatJprovidesJrest.
DefiningJcharacteristics
AlteredJattention,Janxiety,Japathy,Jcombativeness,Jconfusion,JdecreaseJinJfunctionalJability,Jdrowsi
ness,JexpressesJdistress,Jfatigue,JfleetingJnystagmus,Jhallucinations,JheightenedJsensitivityJtoJpain,Jir
ritableJmood,Jlethargy,JprolongedJreactionJtime,JpsychomotorJagitation,JtransientJparanoia,Jtremors.
RelatedJfactorsJ(r/t):JAge-
relatedJsleepJstageJshifts,JaverageJdailyJphysicalJactivityJisJlessJthanJrecommendedJforJgenderJandJ
age,JenvironmentalJdisturbances,JenvironmentalJoverstimulation,Jnon-restorativeJsleep-
wakeJcycle,JsleepJterror,JsleepJwalking,JsustainedJcircadianJasynchrony,JsustainedJinadequateJsle
epJhygiene.
TheJcompleteJnursingJdiagnosticJstatementJis:
SleepJdeprivationJr/tJconditionsJwithJperiodicJlimbJmovement
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