8 Nursing Diagnosis related to Elimination
Here's 8 nursing diagnosis related to elimination:
1. Bowel incontinence or incontinence alvi / stool. Changes in bowel habit pattern. Can be caused by chronic diarrhea, diet, immobilization, stress, medication, lack of hygiene at the time toileting, etc. Differentiate with diagnosis of "Diarrhea". In this diagnosis, normal faeces, only patterns are changing. For example, once daily routine, because of factors relating, in two or three days.
2. Diarrhea. The main data is not shaped stool until the liquid. The main indicator is defecation (liquid) at least three times in one day. The results of abdominal auscultation, abdominal cramping and abdominal pain are signs of other symptoms. Factors related divided into three groups; physiological, psychological and situational. For example, because of anxiety, high stress levels, the process of inflammation, irritation, malabsorption, poisoning, long trips, alcohol consumption and the effect of radiation.
3. Impaired urinary elimination or urine elimination disorders. Characteristics: dysuria, increased frequency of urination, hesitancy, urinary incontinence, nocturia. To use the nursing diagnosis "Impaired urinary elimination", which is necessary to explain the disorder. If the patient complains of frequent waking to urinate at night, it can be taken "Impaired urinary elimination: nocturia". If the patient urinate uncontrollably and continuously, can be appointed into "Impaired urinary elimination: incontinence". And so on, according to data obtained from the assessment.
4. Readiness for enhanced urinary elimination (p. 235) or a potential increase in urinary elimination (diagnosis prosperous).
5. Urinary retention. Unable to empty the bladder emptying urine. Characteristics: blader tense palpation, pain during urination, discharge up to no urine at all. Factors related: spincter strength, high on the urethral pressure and the presence of obstacles (to be proved by the results of the examination).
6. Constipation.
7. Perceived constipation or the estimated constipation (client diagnose themselves suffer constipation, usually related factor is the culture of trust, family trust, understanding is wrong or thought process disturbance).
8. Risk for constipation.