Functional Health Patterns and 8 Nursing Diagnosis for Asthma

Nursing Care Plan for Asthma : Functional Health Patterns - Nursing Diagnosis

1. Health Perception – Health Management Pattern

• Clients complain of shortness of breath, coughing, mucus difficult out.
• Complain easily tired and dizzy.
• Drug usage data.
• Clients know / do not know the cause of the attack.

2. Nutritional – Metabolic Pattern

• Nausea, vomiting, no appetite.
• Shows signs of dehydration, dry mucous membranes.
• Cyanosis, a lot of sweat.

3. Elimination Pattern

4. Activity – Exercise Pattern

• Activity is limited because of wheezing and shortness of breath.
• Smoking habits.
• Cough and mucus that is difficult to remove.
• Use of accessory muscles during inspiration.

5. Cognitive – Perceptual Pattern

• The extent to which the client's knowledge about the disease.
• The ability to overcome the problem.
• The weakening process of thinking.

6. Sleep – Rest Pattern

• Lack of sleep complaints.
• Tired from the attack of shortness of breath and cough.

7. Self-perception – Self-concept Pattern

• Clients likely to reveal the strategy to overcome the attack, but was unable to cope if the attack comes.

8. Role – Relationship Pattern

• Disruption role in the attack.
• Feel embarrassed if there is an attack.

9. Seuality – Reproductive Pattern

10. Coping – Stress Tolerance Pattern

• Deny.
• Angry.
• Desperate.

11. Value – Belief Pattern

Nursing Diagnosis for Asthma

1. Ineffective Airway Clearance r / t increased production of secretions.
2. Impaired gas exchange r / t O2 supply disruption.
3. Activity intolerance (in performing self-care) r / t shortness of breath, and physical weakness.
4. Risk for imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements r / t input inadequate: nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite.
5. Anxiety r / t shortness of breath and scared.
6. Ineffective breathing pattern r / t decline in lung expansion during acute attacks.
7. Risk for infection r / t inadequate primary defense (cilia work and persistence decrease secretions).
8. Knowledge deficit r / t lack of information.