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Diarrhea NCP

The document discusses a nursing diagnosis of diarrhea related to an infectious process in a patient. The goals are for the patient's mother to gain knowledge about diarrhea within 2-3 hours and for the patient to be free of diarrhea within 1-2 days. Interventions include auscultating the abdomen, educating the mother on causes and treatment, restricting solids, and administering antidiarrheal medications.

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Diarrhea NCP

The document discusses a nursing diagnosis of diarrhea related to an infectious process in a patient. The goals are for the patient's mother to gain knowledge about diarrhea within 2-3 hours and for the patient to be free of diarrhea within 1-2 days. Interventions include auscultating the abdomen, educating the mother on causes and treatment, restricting solids, and administering antidiarrheal medications.

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  • Infectious Diarrhea Intervention Table

NURSING DIAGNOSIS Diarrhea r/t Infectious processes.

ANALYSIS

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES GOAL -- After 2-3 hours of nursing interventions, the patients mother will gain knowledge about diarrhea. OBJECTIVE - Verbalize understanding of causative factor. -Verbalize the rationale for treatment regimen. Long Term: -- After 1-2 daysof nursinginterventions,t he patient willbe free of diarrhea. ExpectedOutcome:-Re-establishand maintainnormal bowelmovement.-Reduction infrequency of stools. - Return of thestool to thenormalconsistency.

INTERVENTION

RATIONALE

EVALUATION

Acute Gastroenteri tis is an inflammatio n of the stomach and intestinal tract that primarily affects the small bowel.

Independent: 1.) Auscultate theabdomen.2.) Discuss to themother the differentcausative factors andrationale for treatmentregimen.3.) Restrict solid foodintake.4.) Provide forchanges in dietaryintake.5.) Limit caffeine, highfiber foods and fattyfoods.Dependent: 1.) Administer antidiarrheal medications ,as indicated.2.) Administermedication s, as ordered.

Independent: 1.) For presence.Location andcharacteristics of bowelsounds.2.) For the education of the patients mother.3.) To allow for bowelrest and reduceintestinal workload.4.) To allow foods thatprecipitates diarrhea.5.) To prevent gastricirritation.De pendent:1.) To decrease GImotility and minimizefluid losses.2.) To treat infectiousprocess, decreasemotility and/or absorbwater

. Short Term: -- After 2-3 hours of nursing interventions,the patients mothershall gain knowledgeabout diarrhea andverbalizedunderst anding of causative factors of diarrhea and rationalefor treatment regimen. Long Term: -- After 1-2 days of nursing interventions,the patient shall befree of diarrhea asevidenced by re-established andmaintained normalbowel movement,reduced in frequencyof stools and stoolreturned to its norma

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