This nursing care plan is for a patient who had had a Mastectomy and it includes a diagnosis and care plan for nurses with nursing interventions and outcomes for the following conditions:  Impaired Physical Mobility and Grieving related to loss of breast. Patients who have experienced a Mastectomy have limitations in their mobility due to pectoral muscle removal during the surgery […]

This nursing care plan for Constipation includes a diagnosis and care plan for nurses with nursing interventions and outcomes for the following conditions:  Hemorrhoids or pain on defecation Patients who experience hemorrhoids may delay having bowel movements to avoid pain associated with it. What are hemorrhoids? Hemorrhoids are vascular structures in the anus canal that helps with […]

This nursing care plan for is for patients who have received a Permanent Pacemaker Placement. This care plan includes a diagnosis with interventions and goals for nurses with the following conditions:  Impaired Physical Mobility & Disturbed Self-Concept. The purpose of a pacemaker to is maintain a normal, adequate heart rate for a patient. Patients who have received a permanent pacemaker have had […]

This nursing care plan for Cystic Fibrosis includes a diagnosis and care plan for nurses with nursing interventions and outcomes for the following conditions:  Ineffective Airway Clearance & Activity Intolerance. Patients who have cystic fibrosis are at risk for lung infections due to the body’s overproduction of secretions. Due to the abnormal production of secretions, which are thick […]

This nursing care plan for Heart Cath or Cardiac Catheterization includes a diagnosis and care plan for nurses with nursing interventions and outcomes for the following conditions: Acute Pain & Risk for Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management. Patients who have received a heart cath, also called a cardiac cath, may experience acute pain after the procedure. A cardiac cath is performed […]

This nursing care plan for Hepatitis includes a diagnosis and care plan for nurses with nursing interventions and outcomes for the following conditions: Fatigue & Imbalanced Nutrition. Patients who have hepatitis can experience fatigue due to the fluid over load and toxins built up in the body’s bloodstream The liver filters toxins and when it does not work properly it can allow […]

This nursing care plan for vomiting includes a diagnosis and care plan for nurses with nursing interventions and outcomes for the following conditions: Risk for Fluid Volume Deficient & Acute Pain. Patients with who experience vomiting can easily become dehydrated and experience abdominal pain. Electrolytes, urinary output, and patient mental status should be monitored routinely.  This nursing care plan […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who are experiencing bowel incontinence. Patients can experience bowel incontinence for numerous reasons. Some of these reasons include: impaired control of rectal sphincter, cognitive impairment, over distention of the rectum due to fecal impaction, just to name a few. Bowel incontinence is where a patient loses the ability […]