Concept Analysis Diagram - Intracranial Regulation
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Nursing Care
• Directed toward what contributes to a normal concept and is thereby related to all factors involved in or with
the concept. Not always needed to have a normal outcome.
Attributes
• Defining characteristics of the concept
• What property, quality, or data must be present for the concept to exist
Antecedents
• What precedes the concept for it to exist
• Events or incidents that must happen before the concept
Consequences
• Untoward events or outcomes that occur due to malfunction within the concept
• Positive events or outcomes that occur due to proper functioning within the concept
Interrelated Concept
• Concepts which can affect change in the other
• Concepts which work together to ensure a normal process
• Concepts which if depleted or impaired can cause a negative consequence in the other
Sub-Concept
• Critical components of major concept
Intracranial
Regulation
The processes that
affect intracranial
compensation and
adaptive neurological
function.
Nursing Care
Primary, Secondary,
Tertiary
Antecedents
Adequate Function of Neurons
and Neurotransmitters
Adequate Perfusion of Blood,
Oxygen, and Glucose
Adequate Autoregulation
Attributes
Age Appropriate Response to Stimuli
Glasgow Coma Scale 15
Cranial Nerves I-XII Intact
Intracranial Pressure 10-15 mm Hg
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure 60-70 mm Hg
Mean Arterial Pressure >70 < 170 mm Hg
Euglycemic
Interrelated
Concepts
Mobility
Perfusion
Cognition
Sub -Concepts
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Production
Cranial Nerve Function
Blood Brain Barrier
Consequences
(Outcomes)
Increased Intracranial
Pressure
Cerebral
Edema
Brain Tumors/Space
Occupying Lesions
Positive
Negative
Age Appropriate
Cognitive Ability
Age Appropriate
Mobility
Age Appropriate
Response to Environment
Gas Exchange
Autoregulation
Level of
Consciousness
Functional Ability
Sensory Perception
