Nursing Diagnosis for Asthma: 8 Nursing Care Plans

Nursing Interventions	Rationale
Nursing Assessment
Assess the presence of weakness and fatigue caused by airway problem.	Provides information about energy reserves as dyspnea and work of breathing over a period of time wears out these reserves.
Therapeutic Interventions
Encourage activities such as quiet play, reading, watching movies, games during rest.	Avoids change in respiratory status and energy depletion due to excessive activity.
Disturb only when necessary, perform all care at one time instead of spreading over a long period of time, avoid doing any care or procedures during an attack.	Conserves energy and limits interruption in rest.
Schedule and provide rest periods in a calm peaceful environment.	Promotes adequate rest and decreases stimuli.
Explain the reason for the need to conserve energy and avoid fatigue to parents and child.	Promotes understanding of the effect of activity on breathing and the need for rest to prevent fatigue.
Assist in planning a schedule for bathing, feeding, rest that will save energy and prevent an attack or promote resolution of an attack.	Provides care while promoting activities of daily care.
Reinforce activity or exercise limitations if these trigger attack; advise physician approved activities (aerobics, walking, swimming).	Provides preventive measures to offset possible attack.

8 Asthma Nursing Care Plans