Purpose of Assignment
1.Assist students with coordination of care for clients with musculoskeletal disorders.
2.Enhance understanding of the nursing process in coordinating care for a client.
Course Competency
Explain components of multidimensional nursing care for clients with musculoskeletal
disorders.
Select appropriate nursing interventions when providing multidimensional care to clients experiencing alterations in mobility
Instructions
After reviewing the medical conditions presented in the textbook, including osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, disorders of the feet, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel disorder, rotator cuff injury, or other musculoskeletal disorders, develop a care map using the template directly after these instructions. For this assignment, include the following: common assessment findings, a nursing diagnosis, outcomes, and nursing interventions with rationale for a client with a musculoskeletal disorder.
Use at least two scholarly sources to support your care map. Be sure to cite your sources in-
text and on a reference page using APA format.
You can find useful reference materials for this assignment in the School of Nursing guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/nursing/referenceebooks Have questions about APA? Visit the online APA guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa Rheumatoid Arthritis
Subjective
Muscle weakness, muscle cramp.Rheumatoid Arthritis
Subjective
Pt. denies help with ambulation.Rheumatoid Arthritis
Subjective
Pain in both ankles
joint stiffness.
Objective
Decreased ROM, unable to bear weight on left leg.Objective
Unsteady gait, uses of assistive device (cane).Objective
Presence of edema in left feet.
Diagnostic Diagnostic Diagnostic
Impaired physical mobility (Doenges, Moorhouse, & Murr 2019).Risk for Fall (Makic, Ladwig, & Ackley 2017)Acute pain (Doenges, Moorhouse, & Murr 2019 ).
Nursing Diagnosis Nursing Diagnosis Nursing Diagnosis
Impaired physical mobility r/t
use of assistive device as evidence by muscle weakness
in left lower extremities.Risk for fall r/t uses of assistive device.Acute pain r/t swelling of tissues by the inflammation buildup in the joint as evidence by joint stiffness with pain.
SMART Goal SMART Goal SMART Goal
Pt will maintain ability to move purposefully in his Pt will remain free of fall while using cane in a correct Pt will report there is relieved
from pain and able to control