Question

Please l need a nursing care plan of fibromyalgia syndrome using  rubric bellow:

Medical Diagnosis:

1) Definition of medical diagnosis                                                  ___________________________5

Etiology/pathophysiology

2) Common sign/symptoms ___________________________5

3) Potential complications                                                               ___________________________5

4) Expected assessment findings:                                                 __________________________10

            Head to toe assessment

5) Diagnostic studies/labs __________________________5       Normal values

   Expected abnormalities

6) All NANDA Nursing Diagnoses _________________________10

7) Develop 3 NANDA Priority Nursing diagnosis __________________________10

8) State patient goals/plan                                                           

            nursing diagnosis                                                                  __________________________10

9) Write interventions for your plan __________________________10

10) Scientific rationale for interventions __________________________5

11) Write how you would evaluate your plan

            what potentially may need

            revision                                                                                  __________________________10

12) List of medications typical for the __________________________15

            medical diagnosis

            usual dosage

            side effect

            educational considerations

Answer 1

1).

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a condition characterized by widespread pain of muscles and connective tissue with extreme fatigue, muscle stiffness, and sleep disturbances. The exact cause of fibromyalgia is not known, but the recent exposure to a mental or physically traumatic event and the genetic factors contribute to its pathogenicity. The diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia given below:

• Pain and tenderness in the patient – 11 of 18 particular tender points in the regions of the neck, shoulders, chest, hips, elbows, and knees
• Pain persisting for at least three months
• No other condition present that can cause these symptoms

2). Fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal disorder with characteristic widespread pain and high painful response to pressure. Other symptoms include sleep disturbances, joint immobility, tiredness, tingling, difficulty in swallowing and numbness. The patients may also suffer from psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. Though the term fibromyalgia is recently being used, the symptoms of this disease were observed during 1500 BC itself.

3). The complications of fibromyalgia:

Fibromyalgia syndrome negatively affects the lifestyle and causes disability. People with fibromyalgia syndrome are also at risk of developing depression, migraine headache, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and restless leg syndrome.