Nursing Care Plan:
Various nursing diagnoses for Prostate Cancer:
Various nursing diagnoses for Prostate Cancer:
- Knowledge deficit related to prostate cancer as evidenced by new diagnosis
- Altered sexual patterns related to invasive treatment options as evidenced by enlarged prostate, stated decreased libido
- Body Image Disturbance related to possible sexual dysfunction or surgical interventions as evidenced by changes in emotional patterns
- Altered urinary elimination related to invasive treatment options as evidenced by irritative bladder symptoms, insertion of foley catheter, enlarged prostate or bladder distention.
- Fatigue related to treatment of prostate cancer as evidenced by muscle weakness or somnolence.
- Anxiety related to uncertain outcome of disease and lifestyle changes
- Acute pain related to surgical interventions
- Decisional Conflict related to numerous treatment options with no certain outcomes
ONE NURSING DIAGNOSIS in DETAIL:
1. Impaired Urinary Elimination related to an enlarged prostate, and bladder distension.
Interventions:
Interventions:
- Encourage the patient to urinate every 2-4 hours and when it suddenly felt.
- Observation of the flow of urine, note the size and strength.
- Encourage fluid intake to 10 ounces every 2 hours
- Monitor vital signs
- Give prescribed medications as scheduled
Rationale:
- frequent urination will promote emptying of bladder
- monitoring for changes in urine flow or pain may change treatment options
- more fluid will dilute urine and make less irritative
- medication to decrease urgency or control pain
Plan/Outcome:
- patient will be pain free when urinating
- patient will maintain urine output
- patient will report less frequent urination
- patient will not have distended bladder
From: NANDA Nursing Diagnoses
http://nandabooks.blogspot.com/2012/10/nursing-care-plan-for-prostate-cancer-3.html
Lewis, S. (2011). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. (8th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier/Mosby
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