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An 8 page research paper that discusses osteoporosis. This investigation of literature offers guidance and information that can be used to design a nursing management plan for a patient newly diagnosed with osteoporosis. The main goal of the proposed care plan is to address and reduce the potential impact of impaired mobility by reducing the risk of incurring a bone fracture. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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fracture occurs, due to osteoporosis, healing can be problematic. This disease affects approximately 10 million Americans, particularly women who are past menopause, as half of all post-menopausal women suffer from
an osteoporosis-related fracture at some point in their lives (Rosen, 2003). The term "osteoporosis" literally means "porous bones" and this disorder is the underlying cause for almost all broken bones
in patients older than age 65 (Rosen, 2003). These fractures can be the cause of "chronic, disabling pain" that can often profoundly impact the patients mobility (Rosen, 2003, p. 71).
The following investigation of literature offers guidance and information that can be used to design a nursing management plan for a patient newly diagnosed with osteoporosis. The main goal
of the proposed care plan is to address and reduce the potential impact of impaired mobility. For the purposes of this discussion, the patient will be assumed to be a
65-year-old woman recently diagnosed with osteoporosis who has a T score of -2, which is derived by DXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometric measurement), and who has not suffered, as yet, an
osteoporosis-related fracture. Hopefully, with an effective nursing intervention program, osteoporosis-related fractures can be avoided for this patient. Osteoporosis is the most commonly diagnosed bone disease for both women and men
and typically occurs by the time a person reaches their 70s. In the U.S., roughly 1.5 million fractures are caused by osteoporosis annually (Mauck and Clarke, 2006). Although osteoporosis is
highly treatable, fewer than 1 out of four patients with a fragility fracture is referred for evaluation (Miller, 2006). In fact, the majority of menopausal women aged 60 or older
do not receive drug therapy for osteoporosis within one year of experiencing a "hip, vertebra or wrist fracture," which illustrates the problem of osteoporosis being under-treated and unrecognized as a
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