N.T., a 79-year-old woman, arrived at the emergency room withexpressive aphasia, left facial droop, left-sided hemiparesis, andwhat is presumed to be symptoms of mild dysphagia. Her husbandstates that when she awoke that morning at 0600, she complained ofa mild headache over the right temple, was fatigued, and feltslightly weak. Thinking that it was unusual for her to have thosecomplaints, he went to check on her and found that she was havingtrouble saying words and had a slight left-sided facial droop. Whenhe helped her up from the bedside, he noticed weakness in her lefthand and convinced her to come to the emergency department. Herpast medical history includes paroxysmal atrial fibrillation,hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia, and a remote history of deepvein thrombosis. A recent cardiac stress test was normal, and herblood pressure has been well controlled. CurrentMedicationsFlecainide (Tambocor) 50mg BIDAmlodipine (Norvasc) 5mgdaily
Clinical expectations:
Concept Map which consist of:
1 nursing diagnosis
1 Goal
3 Nursing interventions with rationale
Evaluation
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