NCP Nursing care plans for Cerebral Contusion

Cerebral Contusion is a Head injury that More serious than a concussion, a cerebral contusion is an ecchymosed of brain tissue that results from a severe blow to the head. When the head is abruptly brought to a stop against a solid object, the brain continues to move for an instant, hitting the inside the now stationary skull. The soft brain is easily contused and lacerated...

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Nursing Care Plan for Thyroid Cancer

Although Thyroid cancer occurs in all age groups Incidence increases with age. The average age at time of diagnosis is 45. There appears to be an association between external radiation to the head and neck in infancy and childhood, and subsequent development of thyroid carcinoma. (Between 1949 and 1960, radiation therapy was commonly given to shrink enlarged tonsil and...

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Nursing Care Plan for Laryngeal Cancer

Cancer of the larynx is a malignant tumor in the larynx (voice box). It is potentially curable if detected early. It represents less than 1% of all cancers and occurs about four times more frequently in men than in women, and most commonly in persons 50 to 70 years of age. Squamous cell carcinoma constitutes about 95% of laryngeal cancers. Rare laryngeal cancer forms adenocarcinoma...

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NCP Nursing Care Plan For Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which may occur in the lining of the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, or alveoli. Ninety five percent of lung cancers are bronchogenic (arise from the epithelial lining of the bronchial tree). Cause for Lung Cancers Carcinogenesis, Initiation by a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent), for example, cigarette smoke, asbestos,...

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