This nursing care plan is for patients have imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements due to impaired dentition. Patients can have impaired dentition due to many reasons. For example, many patient who have missing or damaged teeth or dentures that do not fit will have impaired dentition. Impaired dentition can cause imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements.
It is important to remember that in order for a patient to qualify for imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements the patient must not be NPO but able to eat. In the patient who can eat with imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements they are unable to eat an adequate intake or metabolize nutrients to maintain a healthy weight.
Below is a nursing care plan for Impaired Dentition that includes a nursing diagnosis, interventions, and goals.
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Nursing Care Plan for Impaired Dentition
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Scenario
A 75 year old male is admitted to your medical surgical floor. The patients admitting diagnosis is iron deficiency anemia. The patients iron level is 30. That patient is started on IV iron per md orders. During your head to toe body assessment you note that the patient is missing almost all of his back lower teeth and has only two upper back teeth which one seems to be broken. You ask the patient about his food intake. The patient states that since he started having teeth trouble a year ago he is limited on what he can eat and says he has lost about 10lbs, which has made him feel so tired and weak. He states he is not longer able to eat meat or his favorite vegetables. He states he can not chew anything. When asked if he has seen a dentist about this problem he states can not afford health insurance let a lone dental insurance.
Nursing Diagnosis
Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements related to inability to chew as evidence by patient having missing and damaged teeth, iron level of 30, report of weight loss and weakness.
Subjective Data
The patient states that since he started having teeth trouble a year ago he is limited on what he can eat and says he has lost about 10lbs which has made him feel so tired and weak. He states he is not longer able to eat meat or his favorite vegetables. He states he can not chew anything. When asked if he has seen a dentist about this problem he states can not afford health insurance let a lone dental insurance.
Objective Data
A 75 year old male is admitted to your medical surgical floor. The patients admitting diagnosis is iron deficiency anemia. The patients iron level is 30. That patient is started on IV iron per md orders. During your head to toe body assessment you note that the patient is missing almost all of his back lower teeth and has only two upper back teeth which one seems to be broken.
Nursing Outcomes
-The patient will successfully consume a daily recommended caloric intake based on his metabolic needs with proper food consistency based on his dentition needs.
-The patient will report a high level of satisfaction with eating food due to changing food consistency.
-The patient will verbalize 5 ways on how to prepare food at home using new food consistency techniques.
-The patient will verbalize 3 symptoms of iron deficiency anemia.
-The patient will demonstrate how to maintain good oral hygiene before and after meals.
-The patient will receive information on how to acquire dental care financial assistance.
Nursing Interventions
-The nurse will collaborate with the nutritionist and patient on developing a daily recommended caloric intake with proper food consistency.
-The nurse will assess daily the patients caloric intake.
-The nurse will assess the patients satisfaction level with eating food due to changing food consistency.
-The nurse will educate the patient on 5 ways on how to prepare food at home using new food consistency techniques.
-The nurse will educate the patient on 3 symptoms of iron deficiency anemia.
-The nurse will assist the patient with maintaining good oral hygiene before and after meals.
-The nurse will provide the patient will information on how to acquire dental care financial assistance.