NSG 4055 Project Creating a Plan of Care
NSG 4055 Project Creating a Plan of Care
Creating a Plan of Care
Utilizing the information you have gathered over the weeks
regarding the specific illness group you identified, this week, you will create
a plan of care for your chronic illness group.
Create the plan in a 4- to 6-page Microsoft Word document
(the 4–6 pages include the holistic care plan). Include the following in your
plan:
Start the paper with a brief introduction describing the
chronically ill group you selected and provide rationale for selecting this
illness and the participants. Clearly identify the Healthy People 2020 topic
chosen and why this topic was chosen.
You will want to compile the information gathered from Weeks
1–4 over 2 to 3 pages. This should be in APA format and paragraph form. This is
not to be copied and pasted from previous assignments. It is to be a summary of
each week.
The paper should include the care plan for your chronic
illness group organized under the following headings:
Nursing Diagnoses
Assessment Data (objective and subjective)
Interview Results
Desired Outcomes
Evaluation Criteria
Actions and Interventions
Evaluation of Patient Outcomes
You will need to ensure that the care plan is holistic and
includes at least 3 nursing diagnoses related to the topic and interview
results from the previous weeks.
Include strategies for the family or caregiver in the care
plan and provide your rationale on how they will work.
Include a reference page to provide reference for all
citations for the paper as well as the care plan.
On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA
format.
Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for
properly citing resources.
This handout will provide you the details of formatting your
essay using APA style.
You may create your essay in this APA-formatted template.
How to Create a Care Plan for the Elderly
- Assess the Current Caregiving Situation. The first step in creating an elder care plan is to gather information and address any problem (s) at hand.
- Identify Care Needs and Set Goals of Care.
- Create a Comprehensive Care Team.
- Match Care Team Members with Solutions.
- Investigate Other Senior Resources.