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…
Nursing Care Plan on Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) occurs when the body releases excessive amounts of antidiuretic hormone (ADH),…
Nursing Care Plan on Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain is the discomfort felt anywhere between the chest and groin. Abdominal pain may be acute or chronic pain with varying degrees…
Nursing Care Plan on Appendicitis
Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.…
Nursing Care Plan on Ascites
Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Several diseases cause the condition, but more than half of cases are…
Nursing Care Plan on Bowel Perforation
Bowel perforation, a serious medical condition requiring emergency medical care, occurs when a hole develops in the bowel wall. This can cause…
Nursing Care Plan on Crohns Disease
Crohns disease (CD) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any portion of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract but most commonly…
Nursing Care Plan on Clostridium Difficile
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), also known as C. difficile, is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria. The spores survive in unfavorable…
Nursing Care Plan on Diverticulitis
Diverticular disease (diverticulosis and diverticulitis) is a group of conditions associated with diverticula (bulging pouches) in the colon.…
Nursing Care Plan on Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Any bleeding that takes place in the gastrointestinal tract is referred to as gastrointestinal bleeding. The esophagus, stomach, small and…
Nursing Care Plan on Liver Cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis is the scarring of the liver from liver diseases. The advancement of liver disease to cirrhosis is irreversible. The most…
Nursing Care Plan on Nausea and Vomiting
Nausea and vomiting is an unpleasant sensation in the throat, epigastric area, or abdomen that may cause a conscious desire to vomit but…
Nursing Care Plan on Pancreatic Cancer
The pancreas, a flat, pear-shaped gland that is part of the digestive system, is located behind the lower part of the stomach and surrounded…
Nursing Care Plan on Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. It occurs when enzymes in the pancreas start digesting their own tissue, known as autodigestion.…
Nursing Care Plan on Urosepsis
When an urinary tract infection is left untreated, it can spread systemically, leading to urosepsis, causing organ failure and death.…
Nursing Care Plan on Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is an acute hypersensitivity reaction with potentially life-threatening consequences. It is often a sudden, multi-system,…
Nursing Care Plan on End Stage Renal Disease
End stage renal disease (ESRD), also called end-stage kidney disease or kidney failure, is the final and permanent stage of chronic kidney…
Nursing Care Plan on Hematuria
Hematuria is the term used to describe the presence of blood in the urine. Gross hematuria is urine that appears pink, red, or cola-colored.…
Nursing Care Plan on Kidney Stones
Kidney stones or renal calculi are hard deposits formed from minerals and salts in the kidneys that cause pain and complications as they move…
Nursing Care Plan on Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) result from pathogens invading the urethra, bladder, and/or kidneys. While any bacteria can cause UTIs,…
Nursing Care Plan on Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury (AKI), also known as Acute Renal Failure (ARF) occurs when the kidneys lose their filtering ability resulting in the…
Nursing Care Plan on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
Benign prostate hyperplasia or hypertrophy (BPH) is a gradual enlargement of the prostate gland (hyperplasia) due to an increase in the size…
Nursing Care Plan on Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) or chronic renal failure (CRF) is characterized by a progressive and irreversible loss of kidney function. Since…
Nursing Care Plan on Paralytic Ileus
Paralytic ileus is a temporary slowing or paralysis of peristalsis through the lower digestive tract. It mimics an intestinal…
Nursing Care Plan on Peritonitis
Peritonitis is a serious condition that results from a generalized or localized inflammatory process in the peritoneum (membrane lining the…
Nursing Care Plan on Small Bowel Obstruction
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) refers to a complete or partial blockage in the small intestine. It can be caused by scar tissue from a previous…
Nursing Care Plan on Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease affecting the rectum and extending proximally toward the colon. The specific cause is…
Nursing Care Plan on Anemia
Anemia occurs when there are not enough red blood cells or red blood cells do not function properly, resulting in low hemoglobin and a lack of…
Nursing Care Plan on Blood Transfusion
Blood primarily functions as a transporter of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products to and from different parts and organs of the body. A…
Nursing Care Plan on Deep Vein Thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) refers to the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) within a deep vein, usually in the leg (thigh or calf). Once the…
Nursing Care Plan on Leukemia
Leukemia refers to a group of cancers affecting the blood and other blood-forming tissues of the lymphatic system, bone marrow, and spleen.…
Nursing Care Plan on Low Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is a protein in the blood that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues and organs back to the lungs. The body…