Nursing Management of Constipation

Examination begins with inspection of the abdominal area is there any enlargement of the abdomen, stretch or bulge. Further palpation on the surface...

Risk for Decreased Cardiac Output - NCP Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Nursing Care Plan for AMI with ST elevation (STEMI) Definition Acute myocardial infarction is the destruction of tissue due to inadequate blood supply...

COPD - Gordon's Functional Health Patterns

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease that is progressive, meaning that the disease lasts a lifetime and is slowly getting...

7 Examination of Pleural Effusion

1. Chest X-rays Chest X-rays are usually the first step for diagnosing pleural effusion, the results of which indicate the presence of fluid. Surface...

Pathophysiology of Chronic Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) is a serious disease of the pancreas with an intensity that can range from relatively mild disorders and self-limiting...

Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements related to Tongue Cancer

Nursing Care Plan for Tongue Cancer DEFINITION Tongue cancer is a malignant neoplasm arising from epithelial tissue with the tongue-shaped mucosal squamous...

Gigantism Nursing Diagnosis: Altered Family Processes

Gigantism is a condition of a person that excess growth, with great height and above normal. Gigantism is caused by excessive amounts of growth hormone....

Nursing Diagnosis for Biliary Atresia

Nursing Care Plan for Biliary Atresia Biliary atresia is a serious disease which occurs in one in 10,000 children and is more common in girls than...

Impaired Urinary Elimination and Risk for Infection r/t Urethral Stricture

Urethral stricture is more common in men than women, especially because of the difference in length of the urethra. (C. Long, Barbara; 1996 case 338) Urethral...

Knowledge Deficit and Acute Pain - Nursing Interventions for Angina Pectoris

Angina pectoris is a clinical syndrome of chest pain due to transient myocardial ischemia. Myocardial ischemia is a condition where the heart muscle...