Myasthenia gravis is a long-term kind of chronic neuromuscular illness that weakens the skeletal muscles, making breathing and movement difficult. Guillain-Barre syndrome is a form of sickness in which the immune system attacks nerve cells, producing numbness, tingling, and difficulty breathing, among other symptoms (Ann & Leslee, 2014). Poor spontaneous ventilation is applicable to both myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barre syndrome disorders since it relates to patient breathing. Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation is characterized by a decrease in energy levels, which results in a state in which a person is unable to breathe properly to sustain life. The diagnosis applies to both the diseases due to their nature. With the myasthenia gravis, a patient gets difficulty in breathing, swallowing, chewing and speech while under Guillain-Barre syndrome a patient gets difficulties in breathing, paralysis, and muscle weakness among others.
With the Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation, the patients are expected to be free from signs of respiratory distress or infection and remain free from complications. Another expected outcome would be patients to have clear breath sounds (Ballangrud, 2009). For the success of the outcomes, nurses put up interventions like teaching and demonstrating to the family members how to disinfect and keep the equipment clean so as to avoid other infections from attacking the patient. Another intervention would be to explain to the family members that the patients need attention all the time so that no other complications arise that may lower their rate of survival or affect their ability to deal with the condition. Another proper intervention would be to ensure the family members of the patients are taught on the signs and symptoms of impaired spontaneous affiliation so that in case they arise; the patients are attended to earlier.
References
Ann, M. S. & Leslee, S. (2014). Myasthenia Gravis vs. Guillain-Barre Syndrome: What's the Difference? Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, Volume 12(4), 20-30.
Ballangrud, R., Bogsti, B. W. & Johansson, I. (2009). Clients Experiences of Living at Home with a Mechanical Ventilator. Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 65(2), 425-434.
