This nursing care plan is for patients who have diarrhea. Diarrhea is where a person has more than three liquid or loose bowel movements a day. If diarrhea is not treated appropriately, it can lead to dehydration and in some cases death. The pediatric population is at most risk from complications of diarrhea. There are seven common types of […]

This nursing care plan is for patients with anxiety. According to Nanda the definition for anxiety is the state in which an individual or group experiences feelings of uneasiness or apprehension and activation of the autonomic nervous system in response to a vague, nonspecific threat. Patients with anxiety will present with symptoms physiologically, emotionally, or […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who have impaired oral mucous membranes. According to Nanda the definition for impaired oral mucous membranes is the state in which an individual experiences or is at risk for experiencing disruptions in the oral cavity. Patients must have or be at risk for disrupted oral mucous membranes to qualify […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who are at risk for falls. According to Nanda the definition for falls is the state in which an individual has an increased susceptibility to falling. Many patient who falls suffer bodily injuries such as breaking a hip or internal brain swelling due to the impact of the fall. […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who are at risk for injury. According to Nanda the definition of risk for injury is the state in which an individual is at risk for harm because of a perceptual or physiologic deficit, a lack of awareness of hazards, or maturational age. In order for a patient […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who are experiencing wandering due to dementia. According to Nanda the definition of wandering is the state in which an individual with dementia has meandering, aimless, or repetitive locomotion that exposes him or her to harm. Dementia is where a patient suffers from loss intellectual capacity due to damaged […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who are experiencing powerlessness. According to Nanda, the definition of powerlessness is a state in which an individual or group perceives a lack of personal control over certain events or situations, which affects outlook, goals, and lifestyles. Patients who are experiencing powerlessness may feel like they have no control […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who are presenting themselves as Non-compliant. A patient is considered non-compliant when they desire to comply but cannot due to certain factors preventing them to do so. The preventing factors can be a number of things from situational barriers due to financial issues to impaired ability to complete […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who have a latex allergy. Latex allergies are now seen more commonly in the hospital setting. Signs and symptoms that a patient has a latex allergy are: positive skin test to natural rubber latex (NRL), itching, skin redness, hives, sneezing, coughing, wheezing or even as a severe as anaphylactic […]

This nursing care plan is for patients who are experiencing urinary retention. Patients can experience urinary retention for numerous reasons. Some of these reasons include: strictures, prostate enlargement, drug side effects, diabetic neuropathy, uteterocele, just to name a few. Urinary retention is where patients are unable to completely empty their bladder of urine. Patients will most commonly tell […]