Nursing Concept map for Cellular Regulation

Client (virtual or living) background: Please tell us a little about the client you cared for today, either virtual or living, just one sentence telling us about them. For living clients, no personal identifying information needed.

The patient is a 46 years old widow living with cancer. 

Related concepts (explain):

Related exemplars:

Infection: A patient who has a weakened immune system based on the fact that they are suffering from a disease or cancer are high risk.

Stress and coping: where patients with cancer are going to have a hard time coping with their diagnosis. 

Fatigue: Patient may not have  the energy

Fluid and Electrolytes:  cancer or tumor which can lead to imbalance in the electrolyte and fluid (Piszczatowski & Lents, 2016). 

Elimination:  The patient is going to experience diarrhea and vomit

Nutrition:  malnutrition is one of the major factors in patients with cancer. 

This includes Leukemia, colon cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer and skin cancer (Piszczatowski & Lents, 2016). 

Related Assessments (explain):

Related Lab & Diagnostic Test (explain):

Related Nursing Interventions (explain):

Health history: ensure the assessment of the past complications in regard to cellular regulation. 

Family history: assess whether another family member is also suffering  from the same (Koop & Lodge, 2017).

Cancer vital signs: check on the body functions.

Head to toe: Check on any physical

to assess the body’s function Head to toe assessment: to assess for any physical

Complete blood count test, Blood protein testing tumor maker testing. 

Assess patient for stage grief 

Teaching regarding the progress of the disease process.  Assess positive aspects of the situation. 

Related Medications (explain):

Potential Complications (explain):

Collaborative Care (explain):

Chemotherapy medications that includes Antimetabolites, Alkylating agents, antibiotics, antitumor and hormone agonists. 

Increased growth rate of tumor

This will be related to cure, control and prevention of related complications (Koop & Lodge, 2017).