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Hyperthermia Nanda Nursing Diagnosis - Dengue Fever AUTHOR: NANDA | POSTED AT: 11:24 PM | FILED UNDER: DENGUE FEVER,

HYPERTHERMIA, HYPERTHERMIA NANDA NURSING DIAGNOSIS - DENGUE FEVER, NANDA NURSING DIAGNOSIS Nanda Nursing Diagnosis for Dengue Fever : Hyperthermia

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is an acute infectious disease manifested initially with fever. Dengue fever is one of the contagious viral diseases spread through the mosquito bite. The female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes thrive in stagnant water of surroundings and become the carriers of the virus. The disease is characterized by mild to high fever, headache, joint and muscle pains and rashes.

Signs and Symptoms Mild to high fever about 105 F Severe pain in the bone joints Intense headache and backache Loss of appetite Appearance of rashes all over the body Nausea followed by vomiting Home Remedies for Dengue

1. One should reduce the exposure to mosquitoes as far as possible and not venture out in the dawn or dusk, when the mosquitoes are most prevalent.

2. Mosquito nets, mosquito repellant ointments and coils must be regularly used while sleeping at night, to prevent the mosquito bite.

3. Holy basil leaves are very useful in preventing and treating dengue. Drinking a decoction of basil leaves and cardamom powder, adding little salt and milk helps in reducing high fever.

4. Juice extracted from two raw papaya leaves helps in preventing Dengue.

5. Drinking few cups pf herbal tea prepared from basil leaves, ginger and cardamom powder is very effective in reducing the fever.

6. Orange juice is widely used for treating Dengue fever. Drinking orange juice helps in proper digestion to fight against the disease.

7. Plenty of water or diluted fruit juice must be administered to the patient to maintain the required water balance of the body.

Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions for Dengue Fever

Nursing Diagnosis Hyperthermia

related to :

the disease (viremia)

Goal : Normal body temperature (36-37 C). Patients were free from fever.

Nursing Interventions and Rational for DHF : 1. Assess the onset of fever. Rational: to identify patterns of fever patients.

2. Observation of vital signs (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration) every 3 hours. Rational: vital signs is a reference to determine the patient's general condition.

3. Instruct patient to drink plenty Rationale: Increased body temperature resulting in increased evaporation of the body so it needs to be balanced with a lot of fluid intake.

4. Give a warm compress. Rational: With vasodilation can increase evaporation which accelerate the decline in body temperature.

5. Advise not to wear a thick blanket and clothing. Rational: thin clothing helps reduce the evaporation of the body.

6. Give intravenous fluid therapy and medications according to physician programs. Rational: infusion of fluids is very important for patients with a high temperature. Related Articles Dengue Fever Hyperthermia Hyperthermia Care Plan for Nurses Hyperthermia Nanda Nursing Diagnosis - Dengue Fever

a.1 CHIEF COMPLAIN

The patient complains of abdominal pain, headache, fever and generalflushing of skin with on and off vomiting. a.2 PRESENT ILLNESS Four days prior to admission, the patient had an intermittent fever associated with abdominal pain, headache, and general flushing of theskin with on and off vomiting. A few hours prior to admission still the abovesign and symptoms remain but already have (-) vomiting withaccompanying chills and was diagnosed with Dengue fever Syndrome. a.3 PAST MEDICAL YEARS It was according to the patient that he wasn't been hospitalized yet notuntil when he was diagnosed with Dengue Fever Syndrome. Before thatdiagnosis, he was already experiencing fever and his mom gives him aParacetamol for remedy. a.4 FAMILY HISTORY According to his grandmother the only disease that the family hasgenetically is Diabetes Mellitus and no other diseases noted. a.5 SOCIAL HISTORY CJS is the son of Mr. and Mrs. SJ. CJS is currently on the secondary levelof education at Roosevelt College at Malanday, Marikina City, near their place. His father works as a seaman while his mother is a housewife; hisgrandmother is also living with them. Hence, his grandmother and hismother were the ones responsible in all the household chores.

According to CJS, he eats vegetables and fish instead he preferseating hotdogs. Furthermore he has no other vices except for computer games. After school hours, he goes directly to the computer shop together with his brother and friends. a.6 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY

According to the patient the environment that the family have has an opendrainage, wherein big rats and cockroaches can be seen. The house iscleaned by his mother and grandmother. It was described by the patientthat there are parts of their house that is deprived from light. C. HISTORY OF ILLNESS During the mid of August, CJS, started experiencing fever that persist onlyat night. As a remedy his mom gave him Paracetamol to lower his bodytemperature. Except from fever hes also experiencing abdominal pain,headache and general flushing of the skin with on and off vomiting.As the above signs and symptoms persists, his parent decided to bringhim to the hospital.Upon the physical assessment and after several diagnostic proceduresthat the patient had undergone, he was diagnosed with Dengue Fever Syndrome (DFS) and was admitted under the service of Dra. Del Valle

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