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Nursing Care for At-Risk Adults

The NCM 116 course outline focuses on nursing care for at-risk and sick adult clients with acute and chronic alterations in nutrition, gastrointestinal, metabolic, endocrine, perception, and coordination issues. It covers various disturbances in ingestion, digestion, absorption, and endocrine function, as well as responses to altered perception and coordination due to neurological disturbances, visual and auditory function issues, injuries, and degenerative conditions. Key topics include GERD, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, and osteoarthritis.

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Nursing Care for At-Risk Adults

The NCM 116 course outline focuses on nursing care for at-risk and sick adult clients with acute and chronic alterations in nutrition, gastrointestinal, metabolic, endocrine, perception, and coordination issues. It covers various disturbances in ingestion, digestion, absorption, and endocrine function, as well as responses to altered perception and coordination due to neurological disturbances, visual and auditory function issues, injuries, and degenerative conditions. Key topics include GERD, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, and osteoarthritis.

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NCM 116 COURSE OUTLINE

Nursing Care of At-Risk and Sick Adult Clients with Acute and Chronic Alterations/Problems in
Nutrition, and Gastro-Intestinal, Metabolism and Endocrine, Perception and Coordination.

Responses of Acute and Chronic Alterations/Problems and its Pathophysiologic Basis

A. Nutritional-Metabolic Patterns/Responses to Altered Nutrition

1. Disturbances in Ingestion

▪ Gastro-esophageal Reflux (GERD)

▪ Hiatal Hernia

▪ Achalasia

2. Disturbances in Digestion

▪ Nausea and Vomiting

▪ Gastro-intestinal Bleeding

▪ Gastritis

▪ Peptic Ulcer

3. Disturbances in Absorption and Elimination

▪ Disorders of Intestinal Motility

▪ Mal-absorption Syndromes

▪ Structural and Obstructive Bowel Disorders

B. Nutritional-Metabolic Patterns/Responses to Altered Endocrine Function

1. Hyper function

2. Hypofunction

▪ Thyroid Gland

▪ Parathyroid
▪ Adrenal Glands

▪ Pituitary Gland

▪ Pancreas – Diabetes Mellitus

C. Responses to Altered Perception

1. Neurologic Disturbances

▪ Degenerative

❖ Multiple Sclerosis

❖ Parkinson’s Disease

❖ Myasthenia Gravis

▪ Cerebrovascular Disease

▪ Traumatic Lesions

❖ Head Injuries

❖ Spinal Injuries

▪ Neuropathies

2. Disturbances in Visual and Auditory Function

▪ Visual

❖ Cataract

❖ Glaucoma

❖ Detachment of the Retina

▪ Auditory

❖ Meniere’s Disease
❖ Hearing Impairment

D. Responses to Altered Coordination

1. Injuries

▪ Fracture

▪ Motor Vehicle Collision

▪ Sports Injury

2. Joint Disorders

▪ Osteoarthritis

▪ Gout

▪ Carpal Tunnel Syndromes

▪ Low Back Pains

3. Degenerative

▪ Osteoporosis

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