Nursing Diagnosis for Neurological/Sensory Disorders

Glaucoma

• Disturbed visual sensory perception
• Anxiety (specify level)

Seizure disorders

• Risk for trauma or suffocation
• Risk for ineffective airway clearance or breathing pattern
• Low self-esteem
• Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

Craniocerebral trauma (Acute Rehabilitative Phase)

• Ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion
• Risk for ineffective breathing pattern
• Disturbed sensory perception (specify)
• Disturbed thought process
• Impaired physical mobility
• Risk for infection
• Risk for imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements
• Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or Stroke

• Ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion
• Impaired physical mobility
• Impaired verbal or written communication
• Disturbed sensory perception (specify)
• Self-care deficit
• Ineffective coping
• Risk for impaired swallowing
• Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (Ruptured Intervertebral Disc)

• Acute or chronic pain
• Impaired physical mobility
• Anxiety (specify level)
• Ineffective coping
• Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

Disc Surgery

• Ineffective tissue perfusion
• Risk for trauma (spinal)
• Risk for ineffective airway clearance
• Risk for ineffective breathing pattern
• Acute pain
• Impaired physical mobility
• Constipation
• Risk for urinary retention
• Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

Spinal Cord Injury (Acute Rehabilitative Phase)

• Risk for ineffective breathing pattern
• Risk for injury ( additional spinal injury)
• Impaired physical mobility
• Disturbed sensory perception
• Acute pain
• Anticipatory grieving
• Low self-esteem
• Constipation or bowel incontinence
• Impaired urinary elimination
• Risk for autonomic dysreflexia
• Risk for skin integrity
• Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

Multiple Sclerosis

• Fatigue
• Self-care deficit (specify)
• Chronic low self-esteem (specify situation)
• Hopelessness or powerlessness ( specify degree)
• Risk for ineffective coping
• Disabled family coping
• Compromised coping
• Impaired urinary elimination
• Risk for caregiver role strain
• Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs