Lynda Juall Carpenito : Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis

Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis Lynda Juall Carpenito RN MSN CRNP (Author) Book Description The ideal quick reference, this handbook offers practical guidance on nursing diagnoses and associated care. Sections cover Nursing Diagnoses, Health Promotion/Wellness...

Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual by Marilyn Sommers

Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual by Marilyn Sommers Book Description Everything you need to know about caring for patients in one portable "must have" handbook! Often referred to as the "Merck Manual" for nurses by nurses, its quick...

Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants

Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants Author : Sheila A. Sorrentino RN MSN PhD Reviews : This is a very inclusive book for anyone going into the Nursing Assistant field. The book includes numerous charts and tables that are very easy to understand,...

Disturbed Body Image - Nursing Diagnosis for Scoliosis

Nursing Care Plan for Scoliosis - Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions for Scoliosis Scoliosis is an abnormal curving of the spine. Your spine is your backbone. It runs straight down your back. Everyone's spine curves naturally a tiny bit. But people with scoliosis...

Nursing Care Plan for Scoliosis

Nursing Care Plan for Scoliosis Analysis of data Subjective Data: Patients say back pain. Patients say fatigue in the spine after sitting or standing for long. Patients say trouble breathing. Objective Data: Shoulder, did not seem as high. Visible protrusion...

Disturbed Body Image - Nursing Care Plan for Acne

Nursing Diagnosis for Acne: Disturbed Body Image Acne Acne is an infection of the skin, caused by changes in the sebaceous glands. The most common form of acne is called acne vulgaris, which means common acne. The redness comes from the inflammation of the...

Nursing Care Plan for Acne: Impaired Skin Integrity

Nursing Diagnosis: Impaired Skin Integrity Acne Acne, a common skin condition affecting millions worldwide, is more than just a cosmetic concern. This article explores the intricacies of acne, shedding light on its causes, available treatments, and preventive...

Nursing Assessment for Skin Cancer

Nursing Assessment of Skin Cancer 1. Activity / Rest. Symptoms: Stress fatigue or weariness. Changes in the pattern of hours of rest and sleep habits at night, the factors that affect sleep, such as pain, anxiety, night sweats. 2. Circulation. Symptoms: palpitations,...

Acute Pain and Anxiety NCP for Peritonitis

Acute Pain and Anxiety : Nursing Care Plan for Peritonitis Nursing Diagnosis for Peritonitis: Acute Pain related to chemical irritation of the peripheral peritoneum. Goal: reduce / eliminate the pain Nursing Intervention: a. Review the report of pain, record...

Pathophysiology of Peritonitis

Pathophysiology of Peritonitis The initial reaction of peritoneum to invasion by bacteria is a discharge of exudate fibrinosa. Pockets of pus (abscess) formed between fibrinosa adhesions, which stick together with the surrounding surface and limit the infection....

4 Nursing Interventions for Gastritis

Nursing Interventions for Gastritis 1. Nursing Diagnosis: Acute Pain Purpose: Pain is gone / no pain Nursing Interventions: • Review the level of pain. • Provide information about the different strategies chosen to reduce pain. • Encourage clients to use the...

Nursing Management Book

Nursing Management Nursing Management is the leading source of practical and cutting-edge information for the management of health care delivery across the continuum of care. Each issue offers convenient continuing-education opportunities specially geared to its...

Nursing Care Plan for COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD), is the co-occurrence of chronic...

Nursing Care Plan for Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with Alzheimer’s, symptoms first appear after age 60. Alzheimer’s...

Nursing Care Plan for Gastritis

Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach, and has many possible causes. The main acute causes are excessive alcohol consumption or prolonged use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (also known as NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Sometimes...

Nursing Intervention for Low Self-Esteem

Self esteem is person’s personal judgment of one’s own worth, based on how well one’s behavior conforms to one’s self ideal (Stuart and Sundeen, 1998). The frequency on reaching purposes will result on low self esteem or high self esteem. If the individual frequent...

Low Self-Esteem Definition, Causes, Signs and Symptoms

Definition, Causes, Signs and Symptoms of Low Self-Esteem Definition of Low Self-Esteem Low self-esteem is a personal assessment of the results achieved by analyzing how far the behavior of ideal self-fulfilling. (Stuart and Sundeen, 1998: 227). According...

Nursing Management of Anxiety

Nursing Management of Anxiety A. Nursing Process 1. Patient's condition: patients seem to dreamily patients often pacing patients ask you things that are not important patient was suspected 2. Nursing Diagnosis Risk for Self-Directed or Other-Directed Violence...

COPD - Acute Pain Nursing Interventions

Nursing Care Plan for COPD - Nursing Interventions for Acute Pain Acute pain related to the process of inflammation in the lining of the lungs Goal: The pain is reduced / lost. Expected outcomes are: Clients say the pain is reduced / lost. Relaxed facial...

12 Nursing Diagnosis for Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels, that result from defects in insulin secretion, or action, or both. Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes (as it will be in this...

6 Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions for Gastritis

Assessment - Nursing Care Plan for Gastritis: Does the patient complains of heartburn, can not eat, nausea and vomiting? When the occurrence of symptoms, whether before eating, after eating, after ingesting spicy foods, certain drugs or alcohol? What are the...

Gastritis - Imbalanced Nutrition Less Than Body Requirements

Nursing Diagnosis for Gastritis Imbalanced Nutrition Less Than Body Requirements related to anorexia, vomiting Nursing Interventions for Gastritis: Allow clients to choose foods (low-calorie foods are not allowed) Make mealtime structure with a time limit (eg...

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - Risk for Infection Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer of a type of white blood cells called lymphocytes. These cells are found in the bone marrow and other parts of the body. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) makes you more likely to bleed and develop infections....

Mesothelioma Prevention and Risk Factors

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that occurs in the thin tissue that lines most of the internal organs. Asbestos is the cause of about 90 percent of all mesothelioma cases. Asbestos is a mineral found in the neighborhood. Asbestos fibers are strong and...

Schizophrenia Mental Health Diagnosis And Daily Functioning

People are generally afraid of the idea of schizophrenia and there are a lot of misconceptions. There are over two million Americans with this mental illness and a number of medications to help treat it. It often can appear in the late teens or twenties...

Impaired Gas Exchange NANDA NOC NIC

Impaired Gas Exchange NANDA : NOC, NIC Impaired Gas Exchange Definition: Excess or lack of oxygenation and or removal of carbon dioxide in the alveolar capillary membrane. Defining characteristics: Impaired vision Reduction in CO2 Tachycardia Hypercapnia Fatigue Somnolence Irritability Hypoxia Confusion Dyspnoe Nasal...

Anxiety NIC NOC

Anxiety related to lack of knowledge and hospitalizationDefinition:Unexplained anxiety or fear of discomfort accompanied by autonomic responses (non-specific sources or not known by the individual); feelings of concern because of the anticipation of danger. This...

Activity Intolerance related to Fatigue

Activity intolerance related to fatigueDefinition: Insufficient physiological or psychological energy to continue or complete the requested activity or daily activities.Defining characteristics: Verbal report of fatigue or weakness. Abnormal response of blood...

Nursing Interventions for Typhoid Fever

Nursing Interventions Nursing care Plan for Typhoid Fever Typhoid fever is a generalized disease caused by bacteria called E. typhosa. This disease is primarily associated with poor hygiene and is more common in areas with poor sanitation. It is transmitted...

Nursing Management of Hypertension

Hypertension management aims to prevent morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular complications associated with the achievement and maintenance of blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg. Nursing Management of Hypertension Without drug therapy Without drug therapy,...

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