Myasthenia Gravis: Pathophysiology- Reflective Writing Assignment

Reflective Writing Assignment:

1. Condition is myasthenia gravis and provide a brief overview of the underlying pathophysiology, including any risk factors and/or precipitating causes.
2. Identify the specific assessment data you would need to gather from a patient presenting with your chosen condition. Focus on history, physical examination and investigations. (This can be done in table format). Briefly describe three (3) major problems or issues that may be seen in a patient with this condition based on your reading of current literature and derive nursing diagnoses.
3. Describe one (1) significant goal of nursing care for this patient related to each problem you have identified. That is, one goal or desired outcome for each problem. Use the clinical reasoning cycle as your guide. Briefly outline why this goal is important in addressing each problem.
4. Discuss the associated nursing care strategies necessary to meet each of these goals. Include a succinct summary of the rationale for the strategies. The discussion of nursing strategies and their rationale must be evidence-based and reflect current literature and/or national/international guidelines.