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Nursing Diagnosis for Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa/ Bulimia Nervosa
  • Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements
  • Actual or risk for deficient fluid volume
  • Disturbed thought process
  • Disturbed body image
  • Low self-esteem
  • Impaired parenting
  • Risk for impaired tissue integrity
  • Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs
Eating Disorder: Obesity
  • Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements
  • Actual or risk for deficient fluid volume
  • Disturbed thought process
  • Disturbed body image
  • Chronic low self-esteem
  • Impaired parenting
  • Risk for impaired skin integrity
  • Disturbed thought process
  • Disturbed body image
Obesity: Surgical Interventions (Gastric Partitioning/Gastroplasty, Gastric Bypass)
  • Ineffective breathing pattern
  • Risk for ineffective tissue perfusion
  • Risk for deficient fluid volume
  • Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements
  • Risk for impaired tissue integrity
  • Risk for infection
  • Diarrhea
  • Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs
Diabetes Mellitus/ Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • Deficient fluid volume (specify)
  • Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements
  • Risk for infection (sepsis)
  • Risk for disturbed sensory perception (specify)
  • Fatigue
  • Powerlessness
  • Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis, Grave’s Disease)
  • Risk for decreased cardiac output
  • Fatigue
  • Risk for imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements
  • Anxiety (specify level)
  • Risk for disturbed thought process
  • Risk for impaired tissue integrity
  • Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs
Thyroidectomy
  • Risk for ineffective airway clearance
  • Impaired verbal communication
  • Risk for injury (tetany)
  • Acute pain
  • Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs
Hepatitis
  • Fatigue
  • Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements
  • Risk for deficient fluid volume
  • Low self-esteem
  • Risk for infection
  • Risk for impaired skin or tissue integrity
  • Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements

Cirrhosis of the liver
  • Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements
  • Excess fluid volume
  • Risk for impaired tissue integrity
  • Risk for ineffective breathing pattern
  • Risk for injury (hemorrhage)
  • Risk for acute confusion
  • Disturbed self-esteem
  • Disturbed body image
  • Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

Pancreatitis
  • Acute pain
  • Risk for deficient fluid volume
  • Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements
  • Risk for infection
  • Risk for ineffective breathing pattern
  • Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs
Total Nutritional Support: Parenteral/ Enteral Feeding
  • Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements
  • Risk for infection
  • Risk for injury (multifactor)
  • Risk for aspiration
  • Risk for imbalance fluid volume
  • Fatigue
  • Knowledge deficient (learning need) regarding condition, prognosis, treatment regimen, self-care, and discharge needs

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