Saturday, May 7, 2011

Nursing Diagnosis for Diarrhea

Nursing Diagnosis for Diarrhea

Diarrhea is a bowel movement (defecation), with feces as a liquid or semi-liquid, thus the water content in the stools more than normal defecation once ie 100-200 ml (Hendarwanto, 1999).

Diarrhea is the state of the frequency of bowel movements more than 4 times in infants and more than 3 times in children with watery stool consistency, can be green or can be mixed with mucus and blood (Ngastiyah, 1997).


Nursing Diagnosis for Diarrhea

  1. Deficient Fluid Volume related to excessive loss through faeces, Vomit and limited intake (nausea).

  2. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements related to disorders of nutrient absorption and increase of intestinal peristalsis.

  3. Acute pain related to hyperperistalsis, anal irritation.
  4. Family anxiety related to changes in child health status

  5. Deficient Knowledge about the condition, prognosis and treatment needs related to limited exposure information, misinterpretation of information and / or cognitive limitations.

  6. Child anxiety related to hospitalization.


Nursing Interventions and Rational Nursing Care Plan for Diarrhea

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