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Nursing Diagnosis*
Impaired Nutritional Status
Etiology: Anorexia, nausea, reduced metabolism of nutrients by liver
Supporting data: Anorexia, aversion to eating, inadequate food intake, body weight 20%
or more below ideal weight range
Patient Goals
1. Maintains weight appropriate for height
2. Maintains food and fluid intake adequate to meet nutritional needs
Nursing Diagnosis
Activity Intolerance
Etiology: Fatigue, weakness
Supporting data: Reports of fatigue or weakness, altered response to activity
Patient Goals
1. Has gradual increase in activity tolerance
2. Reports ability to perform daily activities with scheduled rest periods
Nursing Diagnosis
Lack of Knowledge
Etiology: Questions about viral hepatitis
Supporting data: Questions about the disease, including management and signs and
symptoms of complications
Patient Goal
Maintains liver function throughout infectious process adequate to meet physiologic
needs
Nursing Diagnosis*
**Outcomes and interventions for this nursing diagnosis for the patient with cirrhosis
are presented in eNursing Care Plan 43-1, the Patient with Acute Viral Hepatitis
Impaired Nutritional Status
Etiology: Anorexia, impaired utilization and storage of nutrients, nausea, loss of nutrients
from vomiting
Supporting data: Lack of interest in food, aversion to eating, reported inadequate food
intake
Nursing Diagnosis
Impaired Tissue Integrity
Etiology: Peripheral edema, ascites, pruritus
Supporting data: Reports of itching; areas of excoriation due to scratching; taut, shiny
skin over edematous areas; areas of skin breakdown
Patient Goal
Maintains skin integrity with relief of edema and pruritus
Nursing Diagnosis
Fluid Imbalance
Etiology: Portal hypertension, hyperaldosteronism
Supporting data: Weight gain, dependent edema, ascites
Patient Goals
1. Achieves normal fluid balance as a result of medical and nursing interventions
2. Maintains blood pressure and urinary output within normal limits
Nursing Diagnosis
Substance Abuse
Etiology: Use of alcohol, ineffective coping
Supporting data: Observed inability to take responsibility for health, failure to take action
to reduce risk factors
Patient Goals
1. Acknowledges a substance use problem
2. Participates in an alcohol treatment program
3. Achieves abstinence of alcohol
Measurement Scale
1 = Very weak
2 = Weak
3 = Moderate
4 = Strong
5 = Very strong
Nursing Diagnosis
Impaired Family Coping
Etiology: Use of alcohol and inadequate coping skills
Supporting data: Deterioration in family relationships, family denial, neglected
obligations, inability to accept and receive help appropriately
Patient Goals
1. Family confronts problems and involves family members in decision making
2. Family uses available social support for treatment of alcohol use
Measurement Scale
1 = Never demonstrated
2 = Rarely demonstrated
3 = Sometimes demonstrated
4 = Often demonstrated
5 = Consistently demonstrated
Nursing Diagnosis
Risk for Bleeding
Risk Factors: Bleeding tendency secondary to altered clotting factors and rupture of
esophageal or gastric varices
Patient Goal
Has no evidence of bleeding
Collaborative Problems
Potential Complication
Nursing Diagnosis*
Fluid Imbalance
Etiology: Nausea, vomiting, restricted oral intake, fluid shift into the retroperitoneal
space
Supporting data: Decreased urine output, decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate,
decreased peripheral pulse volume, thirst, dry skin and mucous membranes
Patient Goal
Maintains fluid and electrolyte balance within normal limits
Measurement Scale
1 = Severe
2 = Substantial
3 = Moderate
4 = Mild
5 = None
Nursing Diagnosis
Electrolyte Imbalance
Etiology: Hypocalcemia
Supporting data: Tetany, tingling in tips of fingers, feet, or mouth,
Trousseau’s/Chvostek’s sign, hyperphosphatemia, irritability, personality disturbances
Patient Goal
Maintains normal electrolyte balance
Nursing Diagnosis
Acute Pain
Etiology: Distention of pancreas, peritoneal irritation, obstruction of biliary tract,
ineffective pain and comfort measures
Supporting data: Communication of pain descriptors, guarding behavior, behaviors
indicative of pain (e.g., moaning), diaphoresis, changes in blood pressure, pulse, and
respiratory rate
Patient Goals
1. Reports adequate pain control
2. Uses nonpharmacologic techniques of pain management to reduce need for pain
medication
Nursing Diagnosis
Impaired Nutritional Status
Etiology: Anorexia, dietary restrictions, nausea, loss of nutrients from vomiting, impaired
digestion
Supporting data: Weight loss, weakness, fatigue, weight below normal for height and age
Patient Goals
1. Maintains weight appropriate for height
2. Maintains food and fluid intake adequate to meet nutritional needs
Nursing Diagnosis
Lack of Knowledge
Etiology: Lack of knowledge of preventive measures, diet restrictions, restriction of
alcohol intake, follow-up care
Supporting data: Requests information, inaccurate follow-through on instructions
Patient Goals
1. Describes therapeutic regimen with regard to disease process and management
2. Expresses commitment to lifestyle changes and takes part in treatment for alcohol
dependence
Nursing Diagnosis
Ineffective Tissue Perfusion
Etiology: Increased capillary permeability caused by release of vasoactive compounds
during the autodigestion of the pancreas and fluid shifts into the retroperitoneal space
Supporting data: Decrease in BP, elevation in HR, dyspnea, dysrhythmias, diminished
pulses
Patient Goal
Has adequate tissue perfusion with restoration of normal blood pressure