1. Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Giving the Patient Control
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Stephanie Bernstein Anderson
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Nursing Diagnosis ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Polyradiculoneuropathy ,Patient Care Planning ,Paralysis ,medicine ,Nursing Interventions Classification ,Humans ,Models, Nursing ,Intensive care medicine ,Internal-External Control ,media_common ,Guillain-Barre syndrome ,Endocrine and Autonomic Systems ,business.industry ,Communication Barriers ,medicine.disease ,Self Care ,Medical–Surgical Nursing ,Feeling ,Surgery ,Neurology (clinical) ,Power, Psychological ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
The patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) presents a complex clinical picture. Depending on the degree of paralysis, problems with communication can be significant. The patient's inability to express fears, needs and frustrations coupled with the lengthy recovery process makes GBS one of the most difficult diseases for nurses to manage. Nursing interventions, based on Orem's self-care theory, can ease the frustration and feelings of powerlessness a patient with GBS experiences.
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- 1992
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