GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS NURSING DIAGNOSIS INTERVENTIONS DISTURBED BODY IMAGE

GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS NURSING DIAGNOSIS & INTERVENTIONS

DISTURBED BODY IMAGE RELATED TO LOSS OF NORMAL BODY FUNCTION, n Colostomy n External Hernia n Cancer of the Stomach n Hemorrhoids n Incontinence: (Fecal & Urinary) n

INTERVENTIONS Allow time for grieving. n Assist patient and significant other in accepting ostomy. n Allow time for and encourage verbalization. n Answer all questions, and explain treatment and procedure n Provide care in a positive manner. n

INTERVENTIONS CONT. Provide care in a positive manner; n Always avoid facial expression connoting distaste. n Observe for signs of denial, grief, or anger. n Provide privacy and safe environment. n

IMBALANCED NUTRITION LESS THAN BODY REQUIREMENTS, n Related to dysphagia, decreased stomach capacity, anorexia. n

INTERVENTIONS Monitor I&O and daily weights to determine adequate nutritional intake. n Assess patient to determine which foods patient can and cannot swallow to select and prepare edible foods. n Administer gastrostomy tube feedings, if present. n

INEFFECTIVE BREATHING PATTERN n RELATED TO INCISIONAL PAIN AND PROXIMITY TO THE DIAPHRAGM.

INTERVENTIONS n Monitor respirations carefully because of proximity of incision to diaphragm and patient’s difficulty in carrying out breathing exercises.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

THRUSH OF THE MOUTH

CANCER OF THE MOUTH

MUMPS

PHARYNGITIS

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE

CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS

ACHALASIA

GASTRITIS

PEPTIC ULCERS

GASTRIC ULCERS

PHYSIOLOGIC STRESS ULCERS