Impaired Immune System Care Map Discussion 3

Impaired Immune System Care Map Discussion 3

For this assignment, you will demonstrate knowledge of the diagnostic process using the template below. You will identify common assessment data, three priority nursing diagnoses, client-centered outcomes, and nursing interventions with rationale for a client with impaired immunity.

Course Competency

· Describe strategies for safe effective multidimensional nursing practice when providing care for clients experiencing immunologic, infectious and inflammatory disorders.

Instructions

Use the template directly below these instructions to complete a care map to design care for a client with impaired immunity.

Tom Howard, a 45-year old man with HIV from the community, has come to the clinic because he reports he had not been feeling well recently. During the intake process, Tom complains of a dry cough and chilling. The intake nurse takes his vital signs, and they are: Temp 102 degrees Fahrenheit, Pulse 102, Respirations 28 breaths per minute, Blood pressure 135/86. The clinic physician refers Tom to the local hospital for a suspected opportunistic infection.

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.

Check out the following link for information about writing SMART goals and to see examples:

http://rasmussen.libanswers.com/faq/212524

You can find useful reference materials for this assignment in the School of Nursing guide:

https://guides.rasmussen.edu/nursing/referenceebooks