About
Disorder that causes muscle weakness, numbness, tingling, pain, impaired reflexes, and/ or loss of sensation of various extremities in varying degrees.
Assess
Decreased sensation, impaired proprioception, numbness, tingling, pain, impaired mobility of distal lower extremities, assess for injuries or ulcers.
Complications
Impaired mobility; ineffective coping; exacerbations
Disease progression, exacerbations, immobility
Diagnosis
- Acute pain related to parasthesias
- Risk for injury and infection related to inability to sense tissue trauma
- Impaired tissue perfusion related to vascular changes to the lower extremities
Goals
- The client will maintain mobility and accommodate for impaired mobility.
- The client will state a decrease in pain.
- The client will be free from injury.
Interventions
- Monitor circulation to extremities ( presence of ulcers, redness, erythema, decreased pulses, pallor, pain, decreased sensation, etc.).
- Assist client with ambulation, repositioning every two hours, range of motion exercises.
- Apply antiembolism compression stockings on client and monitor for changes in circulation.
- Administer medications ( neuroleptics, analgesics, etc.) as ordered.
- Assist client with ADL's, as needed.
- Encourage active participation in physical therapy and/ or occupational therapy.
- Encourage active participation in activities of daily living, use of assistive devices.
- Teach client techniques to maintain mobility and prevent injury ( including soft absorbent socks or shoes, checking for injury daily).
- Teach client and family member about the disease and drug therapy.
- Monitor for signs/ symptoms of complications.
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