Friday, October 5, 2012

Nursing Diagnosis Constipation

Constipation

A situation where an individual experience or a higher risk of static in the large intestine, resulting in a rare bowel movements, hard, dry stools.

Related Factors
  • Inadequate fluid intake
  • Low-fiber diet
  • Inactivity, immobility
  • Medication use
  • Lack of privacy
  • Pain
  • Fear of pain
  • Laxative abuse
  • Pregnancy
  • Tumor or other obstructing mass
  • Neurogenic disorders

Defining Characteristics
  • Infrequent passage of stool
  • Passage of hard, dry stool
  • Straining at stools
  • Passage of liquid fecal seepage
  • Frequent but nonproductive desire to defecate
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal distention
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Dull headache, restlessness, and depression
  • Verbalized pain or fear of pain

Expected Outcomes


Individuals will:

   1. Describe the therapeutic program defecation
   2. reported or showed increased bowel elimination
   3. explain the rationale of intervention

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