Nursing Care Plan

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of morning sickness, with "unrelenting, excessive pregnancy-related nausea and/or vomiting that prevents adequate intake of food and fluids." Hyperemesis is considered a rare complication of pregnancy but, because nausea and vomiting duringpregnancy exist on a continuum, there...

Nursing Care Plan for Prostatectomy Prostatectomy A prostatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. Abnormalities of the prostate, such as a tumour, or if the gland itself becomes enlarged for any reason, can restrict the normal fassessment Nursing Assessment for Prostatectomy Subjective...

Knowledge Deficit : About the Disease Process Definition: The absence or lack of cognitive information in connection with a specific topic. Defining characteristics: verbalization of problems, inaccuracies follow instructions, inappropriate behavior. Related factors: cognitive limitations, interpretations...

Acute PainDefinition:An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising in an actual or potential tissue damage or describe the damage (International Association of Pain Study): a sudden attack or low in intensity from mild to severe which can be anticipated by the end of a predictable and with a duration less than...

Nursing Care Plan for Bartholinitis Bartholinitis an inflammatory condition of one or both Bartholin's glands, caused by bacterial infection. Usually the causative microorganism is a species of Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, or Escherichia coli, or a strain of gonococcus. The condition is characterized by swelling of...

Nursing Care Plan for Pleura Effusion Autor : Read More from NCP-Blog Pleural effusionA pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity.CausesYour body produces pleural fluid in small amounts to lubricate the surfaces of the pleura, the thin tissue that...

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can also cause inflammation of the tissue around the joints, as well as in other organs in the body. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses that occur when the body's tissues are...

Nursing Care Plan for Pneumonia PneumoniaPneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs which is usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, one-third of all people who developed pneumonia subsequently died from the infection. Currently, over 3 million people develop pneumonia...

Nursing Diagnosis for Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume Risk for Deficient Fluid VolumeDefinition: The decrease intravascular fluid, interstitial, and / or intrasellular. This leads to dehydration, loss of fluids with sodium expenditure.Characteristics : Weakness Thirst Decreased skin turgor / tongue Mucous membrane...

Sepsis is a condition in which the body is fighting a severe infection that has spread via the bloodstream. If a patient becomes "septic," they will likely have low blood pressure leading to poor circulation and lack of perfusion of vital tissues and organs. This condition is termed "shock." This condition can develop...

Definition Cholelithiasis : Is the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder. Causes : The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Cholelithiasis that are listed by the Diseases Database : * Sickle cell disease * Somatostatinoma * Clofibrate * Erythropoietic protoporphyria * Hypercalcaemia * Combined...

NCP for Epilepsy Epilepsy Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring seizures. The seizures happen when clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out the wrong signals. People may have strange sensations and emotions or behave strangely. They may have violent muscle spasms or...

NCP - Nursing Care Plan for Hepatitis Hepatitis Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a viral infection. There are five main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. Hepatitis A and E are typically caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Hepatitis B, C and...

NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Ineffective individual coping related to: depression, fear, anxiety, and ongoing grieving associated with the diagnosis of AIDS and poor prognosis; need for permanent change in lifestyle associated with impaired immune system functioning and potential for disease transmission to others; uncertainty...

Nursing Care Plans for Anxiety A nursing care plan for Anxiety is used when a patient feels a vague, uneasy or discomfort or dread accompanied by an autonomic response (the source often nonspecific or unknown to the individual), a feeling of apprehension caused by anticipation of danger. It is an alerting signal that...

Nursing Care Plan for Activity Intolerance A nursing care plan for Activity Intolerance is used when a patient has insufficient physiological or psychological energy to endure or complete required or desired daily activities Most activity intolerance is related to generalized weakness and debilitation secondary to acute...

Nursing Care Plans for Pain (Chronic/Acute) Nursing Care Plans for pain can be used for patients having unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage (International Association for the Study of Pain). Pain is a highly subjective state...