What Is The Nursing Diagnosis Of The Elephant Man

Movie Character
Presentation
The Elephant Man
Krsytal Wilson
GCU
NRS-434V

The Elephant Man presentation overview
 Present the plot and characters of the

movie.
 Functional Assessment of “The Elephant

Man”
 Nursing diagnosis
 Interventions
 Resources

Background of Movie and
Character
Main Characters
•

John Merrick “Elephant Man”

•

Dr. Frederick Treves

The movie plot
•

Dr. Frederick Treves saves a young disfigured John Merrick from the enslavement and abuse from owner Bytes.

Functional
Assessments
Health Perception/Health
Management

No health management

Begins to improve on hygiene and health in the hospital.
Nutrition/Metabolic

Poor diet

Missing dentition

Appears underweight

Pattern of
Elimination
Elimination
pattern