Nursing Diagnosis: Nutrition: imbalanced, less than body requirements May be related to Hypermetabolic state (can be as much as 50%–60% higher than normal proportional to the severity of injury) Protein catabolism Anorexia, restricted oral intake Possibly evidenced by Decrease in total body weight, loss of muscle mass/subcutaneous fat, and development of negative nitrogen balance Desired Outcomes Demonstrate nutritional intake adequate to [...]

Nursing Diagnosis: Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition Less Than Body Requirements Risk factors may include Increased metabolic needs secondary to fever and infectious process Anorexia associated with bacterial toxins, the odor and taste of sputum, and certain aerosol treatments Abdominal distension/gas associated with swallowing air during dyspneic episodes Desired Outcomes Demonstrate increased appetite. Maintain/regain desired body weight. Nursing Interventions Rationale  Identify [...]

Imbalanced Nutrition Less Than Body Requirements — Diabetes Mellitus Nursing Care Plans

Nursing Diagnosis: Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements related to loss of fluids through diarrhea, inadequate intake.
Cholera Nursing Care Plans

Nursing Diagnosis Nutrition: imbalanced, less than body requirements May be related to GI disturbances (result of uremia/medication side effects): anorexia, nausea/vomiting, and stomatitis Sensation of feeling full (abdominal distension during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis [CAPD]) Dietary restrictions (bland, tasteless food); lack of interest in food Loss of peptides and amino acids (building blocks for proteins) during dialysis Possibly evidenced by [...]

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that causes people to obsess about their weight and the food they eat. People with anorexia nervosa attempt to maintain a weight that’s far below normal for their age and height. To prevent weight gain or to continue losing weight, people with anorexia nervosa may starve themselves or exercise excessively.

A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever. Such convulsions occur without any underlying brain or spinal cord infection or other neurological cause.

Here are 5 nursing care plans for patients with Benign Febrile Convulsions.

Addison’s Disease Nursing Care Plan — Risk Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements Nursing Diagnosis — Assessment & Interventions