Nursing Diagnoses for Encephalitis: Priority Concerns

Key nursing diagnoses for encephalitis patients:

1. Risk for Ineffective Cerebral Tissue Perfusion related to increased intracranial pressure, cerebral edema, and inflammation.
2. Impaired Verbal Communication related to altered mental status, cranial nerve involvement, or seizures.
3. Risk for Impaired Swallowing related to decreased consciousness, cranial nerve palsies, or seizures.

Additional considerations: Risk for Injury (seizures, falls), Deficient Knowledge (disease process, prevention), Anxiety (patient/family), and Ineffective Airway Clearance (if bulbar involvement). Interventions focus on neurological monitoring, seizure precautions, airway management, and family education.