Nursing Care Plan on Newborn care
A nursing care plan on newborn care addresses temperature regulation, feeding, hygiene, and bonding. Nurses monitor vital signs, support…
Nursing Care Plan on Mental Health
Mental health is an essential aspect of overall health and involves a person’s psychological, emotional, and social well-being. It affects the…
Nursing Care Plan on Preterm Labor
Premature or preterm labor is described as early labor occurring before 37 weeks gestation. While preterm labor does not necessarily result in…
Nursing Care Plan on Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder that is potentially life-threatening if not recognized and treated appropriately. It is…
Nursing Care Plan on Labor and Delivery
Labor is a series of contractions that help with dilation and effacement of the cervix to allow the fetus to move through the birth canal and…
Nursing Care Plan on Chest Pain (Angina)
Chest pain or angina is the discomfort a person experiences when the heart does not get enough oxygen. Chest pain is not a disease itself, but…
Nursing Care Plan on Metabolic Alkalosis
Metabolic alkalosis occurs when the body contains excessive amounts of base or alkali. This occurs when there is a loss of acid or hydrogen or…
Nursing Care Plan on Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart condition characterized by four defects: Because of these structural flaws, blood is poorly…
Nursing Care Plan on Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder in which the body is unable to process carbohydrates, fats, and proteins due to the…
Nursing Care Plan on Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid gland is underactive and does not produce enough hormones. The thyroid is a small gland at the front of the…
Nursing Care Plan on Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
Sodium (Latin: natrium) is an electrolyte that helps maintain the volume and concentration of extracellular fluid and affects water…
Nursing Care Plan on Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
In order to function properly, the body requires several electrolytes, one of which is potassium (Latin: kalium). The majority of potassium is…
Nursing Care Plan on Hypoglycaemia
Hypoglycaemia is low blood glucose. Patients who have diabetes may have episodes of hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia due to the body’s…
Nursing Care Plan on Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia
Calcium is an electrolyte necessary for numerous cellular and enzymatic processes. 99% of the total amount of calcium in the body is found in…
Nursing Care Plan on Hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipidemia is the medical term for elevated lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) in the blood. Cholesterol causes plaque formation in…
Nursing Care Plan on Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycaemia, a condition that is often associated with diabetes, means high blood glucose. This condition occurs when the body is not…
Nursing Care Plan on Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes that results in a very high glucose level.…
Nursing Care Plan on Diabetic Foot Ulcer
A diabetic foot ulcer is one of the most common complications diagnosed in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Anyone with diabetes…
Nursing Care Plan on Malnutrition
Malnutrition occurs due to inadequate, excessive, or imbalanced nutritional intake. This includes being underweight or overweight, or lacking…
Nursing Care Plan on Metabolic Acidosis
Metabolic acidosis is characterized by an imbalance in the body’s acid-base balance and occurs when there is a buildup of acid in the blood.…
Nursing Care Plan on Psychosocial health
Psychosocial Health refer to the psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of nursing care. Interruptions in relationships,…
Nursing Care Plan on Colostomy and Ileostomy
Colostomy and ileostomy are surgical procedures that create an opening from the intestines through the abdominal wall, known as a stoma. One…
Nursing Care Plan on Respiratory Syncytial Virus
RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a common respiratory virus that primarily affects children but can also infect adults, mimicking the…
Nursing Care Plan on Tachycardia
Tachycardia is the rapid pumping of the heart at a rate of more than 100 beats per minute. It is a typical response to exercise or stress.…
Nursing Care Plan on Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of one or more pulmonary arteries by a blood clot. Large emboli obstruct pulmonary blood flow, causing…
Nursing Care Plan on Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial infarction (MI) is commonly referred to as a “heart attack”. Myocardial ischemia is inadequate perfusion to the myocardium that…
Nursing Care Plan on Hypotension
Hypotension is low blood pressure. Normal blood pressure (BP) for most adults is 120/80 mmHg. Blood pressure of less than 90/60 mmHg is…
Nursing Care Plan on Hypertension
Hypertension is high blood pressure. Blood pressure (BP) of less than 120/80 mmHg is now considered normal. Anything above this is considered…
Nursing Care Plan on Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a term used to describe conditions that affect the arteries that provide nutrients, blood, and oxygen to the…
Nursing Care Plan on Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF), sometimes referred to as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), occurs when the heart can’t supply blood effectively to the rest…
Nursing Care Plan on Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is used to describe a disorder that affects the heart muscle. It is characterized by the thickening, stretching, and stiffening…
Nursing Care Plan on Bradycardia
Bradycardia is an abnormally slow heart rhythm. A normal heart rate is between 60 to 100 beats per minute. With bradycardia, the rate is less…
Nursing Care Plan on Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common heart arrhythmias. It may be abbreviated as AFib or AF. AFib causes an irregular and often rapid…