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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes continuous inflammation and ulcers in the inner lining of the colon, starting at the rectum. It comes and goes in flares, with bloody diarrhea, urgency, and cramping abdominal pain. The nursing diagnoses used most often are Diarrhea, Acute Pain, Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume, … See Nursing Diagnoses
A medical diagnosis names the disease or injury a client has, such as pneumonia, and guides medical treatment. A nursing diagnosis names how the client is responding to that disease or to a life process, such as Ineffective Airway Clearance, and guides the care nurses plan and carry out on their own. One client usually … See Nursing Diagnoses
Altered mental status (AMS) is any change from a client’s usual level of alertness, attention, thinking, or behavior, from mild confusion to coma. It is a sign, not a disease: something is affecting the brain, and the nurse’s job is to protect the client while the cause is found and treated. AMS is not a … See Nursing Diagnoses
Ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that implants outside the uterine cavity, most often in a fallopian tube. It cannot grow to term, and if the tube ruptures it can cause severe internal bleeding and shock. It is a medical diagnosis, not a nursing diagnosis; the nursing diagnoses used most often are Risk for Shock, Acute … See Nursing Diagnoses
Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain tissue, most often caused by a virus such as herpes simplex, and less often by an autoimmune reaction. It is a medical emergency: the client may have fever, headache, confusion, behavior changes, and seizures. It is a medical diagnosis, not a nursing diagnosis; the nursing diagnoses used most often … See Nursing Diagnoses