VI.

FAMILY NURSING PLANS

PROBLEM # 1: PRESENCE OF HYPERTENSION AS HEALTH DEFICIT

1ST LEVEL ASSESSMENT: Health deficit

2ND LEVEL ASSESSMENT: Inability to provide adequate nursing care to the sick, disabled, dependent or
vulnerable/at risk member of the family

Cues Analysis Objective Interventions Rationale Method of Resources Evaluation

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S>”Ø The problem Short Term: Assessed blood  To have  Home visits  Health Short Term:
of is due to After 2 hours pressure of baseline data teachings The patient’s blood
O> Blood its: of nursing patient to plan the  Interview pressure was able
pressure interventions, appropriate Method  Time and to return at normal
ranges from > Inability to patient’s interventions effort of the rate at 120/80
160/90 mmHg provide blood to be done. student in mmHg.
to 170/90 adequate pressure will discussing
mmHg nursing care return to Discussed the  Discussing the health
to the sick, normal at functions of importance of teachings
disabled, 120/80. antihypertensive the drugs will and
dependent or drugs able the assisting the
vulnerable/at importance of patient to be mother in
risk member Long Term: taking them on knowledgeable cleaning the
of the family After 3 weeks time. about why it is house.
due to of home visits, important. Long Term:
prolonged will be able to  Cooperation The patient was
disease or maintain of the able to maintain
disabilities, blood  To increase family. blood pressure at a
which exhaust pressure at Explained to the patient’s normal rate of
the supportive normal rate. patient the risks awareness 120/80 mmHg
capacity of of not taking regarding the
family antihypertensive risk factors of
members. drugs on time. not taking
hypertensive
Provided drugs.
complimentary  To be able to
alternative maintain the
medicine by blood pressure
giving garlic as of the patient.
an
antihypertensive
mode of
medication.