Disturbed Body Image - Nursing Care Plan for Brain Tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.
The most common primary brain tumors are:
The most frequent symptoms of brain tumors include:
Nursing Care Plan for Brain Tumor
Nursing Diagnosis : Disturbed Body Image related to hair loss, and changes in the structure and function of the body.
Goal:
Interventions:
The most common primary brain tumors are:
- Gliomas (50.4%)
- Meningiomas (20.8%)
- Pituitary adenomas (15%)
- Nerve sheath tumors (8%)
The most frequent symptoms of brain tumors include:
- Headaches that tend to be worse in the morning and ease during the day
- Seizures or convulsions
- Nausea or vomiting
- Weakness or loss of feeling in the arms or legs
- Stumbling or lack of coordination in walking
- Abnormal eye movements or changes in vision
- Drowsiness
- Changes in personality or memory
- Changes in speech
Nursing Care Plan for Brain Tumor
Nursing Diagnosis : Disturbed Body Image related to hair loss, and changes in the structure and function of the body.
Goal:
- Patients express a positive self-image with the criteria of patients receiving changes to body image.
Interventions:
- Assess the patient's reaction to body changes.
- Observation of patient social interaction.
- Maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient.
- Instruct the patient to open communication with health care or other important person.
- Help patients find effective coping about body image.
- Determine the patient's reaction to changes in body image.
- Social withdrawal may occur due to rejection.
- Facilitate a therapeutic relationship that is open.
- Expression of fears openly to reduce anxiety.
- Help patients find coping strategies that can reduce anxiety and fear.