Nursing Diagnoses for AD

Here are so examples of nursing diagnoses that may be common for patient's with Alzheimer's disease:

1) Risk for injury related to inability to recognize hazards in the environment

2) Impaired verbal communication related to intellectual changes 

3) Chronic confusion related to Alzheimer's disease as evidence by: altered interpretation, altered personality, altered response to stimuli, impaired long term memory; impaired short-term memory; progressive cognitive impairment

• Goal: Patient will participate in activities of daily living at the maximum of functional ability
• Intervention: Provide scheduled activities that are matched to the client's abilities and personality. 
• Rationale: Activities that are individualized to the client's abilities and personality can reduce agitation and improve quality of life (Ackley 2011, p 252)

4) Fear related to loss of self

5) Self neglect related to loss of cognitive function 

Sources: Ackley, B., & Ladwig, G. (2011). Nursing Diagnosis Handbook an Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care. (9th ed.). London: Elsevier Health Sciences.