RE: CARE PLAN NEEDED

[Gloria Benton]

pain, confusion and disorientation r/t cryptococcal meningitis,   goal is to reduce the pain, confusion and disorientation to acceptable levels using some form of a scale, approaches is to resolve the infection using what you listed, infection precautions what ever they are, assessment of pain and cognition, use of speech therapy etc, I look at the symptoms that the illness/disease caused and try approaches that will resolve them -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 9:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: CARE PLAN NEEDED In a message dated 3/4/04 10:03:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: can anyone give me ideas for a careplan for a patient diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis and on IV amphotericin... Infection precautions, the usual IV poc with the toxicity/side effects of ampho B included, lab values, increase/decrease in sx (pain, headache, change in mental status), an so on.