Nursing Diagnosis for Appendectomy | Acute Pain on Feb 10, 2012 in Medical Surgical Nursing Nursing Diagnosis An inflamed appendix may be removed using a laparoscopic approach with laser. However, the presence of multiple adhesions, retroperitoneal positioning of the appendix, or the likelihood of rupture necessitates an open (traditional) procedur...
35.6% Passed the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Exam (NLE) on Feb 9, 2012 in Nursing Board Exam Results During the Public Hearing at St. Lukes Hospital " last January 09, 2012, Chair Carmencita Abaquin of Board of Nursing, announced that only 35.6% passed the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Exam. This information creates more fear and nervousness to t...
Nursing Diagnosis for Anorexia | Disturbed Body Image on Feb 9, 2012 in Medical Surgical Nursing Nursing Diagnosis Anorexia nervosa is an illness of starvation, brought on by severe disturbance of body image and a morbid fear of obesity. Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder (binge-purge syndrome) characterized by extreme overeating followed by sel...
Nursing Diagnosis for Angina Pectoris | Risk for Decreased Cardiac Output on Feb 8, 2012 in Medical Surgical Nursing Nursing Diagnosis The classic symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD) is angina—pain caused by loss of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardial tissue because of inadequate coronary blood flow. In most but not all patients presenting with angina, CAD symptoms are cau...
Nursing Diagnosis for Anemia | Imbalanced Nutrition, Less Than Body Requirements on Feb 8, 2012 in Medical Surgical Nursing Nursing Diagnosis Anemia is a symptom of an underlying condition, such as loss of blood components, inadequate elements, or lack of required nutrients for the formation of blood cells, that results in decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. There ar...
Amputation Nursing Diagnosis | Situational Low Self Esteem on Feb 7, 2012 in Medical Surgical Nursing In general, amputation of limbs is the result of trauma, peripheral vascular disease, tumors, and congenital disorders. For the purpose of this plan of care, amputation refers to the surgical/traumatic removal of a limb. Upper-extremity amp...
AIDS Nursing Diagnosis | Risk for Infection on Feb 7, 2012 in Nursing Diagnosis Nursing diagnosis for HIV/AIDS: Risk for infection may be related to Inadequate primary defenses: broken skin, traumatized tissue, stasis of body fluids; Depression of the immune system, chronic disease, malnutrition; use of antimicrobial a...
Stimulants (Amphetamines, Cocaine, Caffeine and Nicotine) and Inhalant Related Disorders on Feb 6, 2012 in Psychiatric Nursing Stimulants are natural and manufactured drugs that speed up the nervous system. They can be swallowed, injected, inhaled, or smoked. These substances are identified by the behavioral stimulation and psychomotor agitation that they induce. T...
Substance Dependence/Abuse Rehabilitation Nursing Care Plan (NCP) on Feb 6, 2012 in Psychiatric Nursing Many drugs and volatile substances are subject to abuse (as noted in previous plans of care). This disorder is a continuum of phases incorporating a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms that include loss of control o...
Somatoform Disorders Nursing Care Plan (NCP) on Feb 5, 2012 in Psychiatric Nursing Somatization refers to all those mechanisms by which anxiety is translated into physical illness or bodily complaints. The expression of physical symptoms suggests the presence of physiological disorder, but there are no demonstrable organi...
