Latex Allergy in the Nursing Population

Abstract

This paper analyzes the major health issue “latex allergy,” and risk reduction for nurses (aggregate). First, the historical significance of latex in the environment is discussed along with our rationale for choosing latex allergy as a major health issue. Identification, description and justification of the use of Neuman’s systems model are evident throughout the paper. In this model, assessment is incorporated into the nursing diagnosis of the nursing process. The second category of the nursing process, planning of actual goals, is negotiated with the client/client system. Intervention strategies are implemented in the last stage of the nursing process, nursing outcomes. The last two categories are formulated into a chart for better clarification of the goals with rationale. Lastly, an evaluation of the goals is discussed.