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Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements of Gastritis

Nursing Diagnosis Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements of Gastritis

Nursing Diagnosis and Nursing Interventions : Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements of Gastritis

Gastritis is a common name for all kinds of inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach, which is known as the mucosa. It is characterized by severe stomach ailments like cramps in the stomach, diarrhea and constipation and even blood with the stools.

Symptoms of Gastritis

1. Upper abdominal pain or dyspepsia
2. Nausea
3. Vomiting
4. Belching
5. Acid reflux
6. Bloating
7. Indigestion
8. Loss of appetite
9. Bad breath
10. Feeling of fullness in upper abdomen
11. Concentrated burning sensation in upper abdomen
12. Passing of blood in stool
13. Blood vomiting
14. Passing black, tarry stool.

Nursing Diagnosis for Gastritis : Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements related to the lack of food intake.

Goal:
After the patient's nutritional needs of nursing actions are met.

Expected outcomes are:
  • General condition is quite
  • Good skin turgor
  • Increased weight
  • Difficulty swallowing is reduced
Nursing Interventions :
  • Instruct patient to eat small meals but frequently.
  • Give soft foods.
  • Perform oral hygiene.
  • Measure weight basis.
  • Texture observation, the patient's skin turgor.
  • Observations of nutritional intake and output.
Rationale:
  • Keeping the patient remained stable nutritional prevent nausea and vomiting.
  • To facilitate the patient to swallow.
  • Oral hygiene can stimulate the appetite of the patient.
  • Knowing the development of nutritional status of patients.
  • Knowing a patient's nutritional status.
  • Knowing a patient's nutritional balance.
Source : http://nursesnanda.blogspot.com/2012/07/sample-of-nursing-diagnosis.html