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    1. The patient, Rab Dino S/O Mola Bux, age 50, presented with constipation according to his medical diagnosis. 2. The nurse assessed the patient's constipation was likely related to decreased dietary intake based on his subjective report of infrequent bowel movements. 3. The nursing care plan was to determine stool characteristics, auscultate bowel sounds, encourage fluid intake, and discuss dietary and medication interventions to help establish normal bowel functioning patterns within 8 hours of nursing interventions.

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    1. The patient, Rab Dino S/O Mola Bux, age 50, presented with constipation according to his medical diagnosis. 2. The nurse assessed the patient's constipation was likely related to decreased dietary intake based on his subjective report of infrequent bowel movements. 3. The nursing care plan was to determine stool characteristics, auscultate bowel sounds, encourage fluid intake, and discuss dietary and medication interventions to help establish normal bowel functioning patterns within 8 hours of nursing interventions.

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    1. The patient, Rab Dino S/O Mola Bux, age 50, presented with constipation according to his medical diagnosis. 2. The nurse assessed the patient's constipation was likely related to decreased dietary intake based on his subjective report of infrequent bowel movements. 3. The nursing care plan was to determine stool characteristics, auscultate bowel sounds, encourage fluid intake, and discuss dietary and medication interventions to help establish normal bowel functioning patterns within 8 hours of nursing interventions.

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    Constipation

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    1. The patient, Rab Dino S/O Mola Bux, age 50, presented with constipation according to his medical diagnosis. 2. The nurse assessed the patient's constipation was likely related to decreased dietary intake based on his subjective report of infrequent bowel movements. 3. The nursing care plan was to determine stool characteristics, auscultate bowel sounds, encourage fluid intake, and discuss dietary and medication interventions to help establish normal bowel functioning patterns within 8 hours of nursing interventions.

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    NURSING CARE PLAN-1

    Patient Name: - Rab Dino S/O Mola Bux Age: 50Y Sex: Male Ward No: 12 Bed No: 12 Marital Status: Married
    Medical Diagnoses: Constipation Address : SAKRAND OCCUPATION: Farmer Date: 19--03-2007

    ASSESSMENT NURSING PLANNING INTERVENTION SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION


    DIAGNOSI RATIONALE
    S
    Constipatio After 8 hours of 1. Determine stool color, 1. Assists in identifying After 8 hours of
    SUBJECTIVE: n nursing consistency, frequency, causative or nursing
    I started having related to interventions, and amount. contributing factors interventions,
    infrequent bowel decreased the and appropriate the
    Movements lately dietary patient will 2. Auscultate bowel sounds. interventions. patient was able
    as verbalized by intake. establish or 2. Bowel sounds are to establish or
    the patient. return generally decreased return to normal
    OBJECTIVE: to normal 3. Encourage fluid intake of in constipation. patterns of
    • Abdominal patterns of 2500-3000 ml/day within 3. Assists in improving bowel
    pain, bowel cardiac tolerance. stool consistency. functioning
    urgency, functioning 4. Recommend avoiding
    and gasforming foods. 4. Decrease gastric
    cramping. 5. Assist in perianal skin distress and
    • Altered condition frequently, abdominal
    bowel noting changes or distension.
    sounds. beginning breakdown. 5. Prevents skin
    • V/S taken as 6. Discuss use of stool excoriation and
    follows: softeners, mild breakdown.
    T: 37.1 stimulants, bulk-forming
    P: 88 laxatives, or enemas as
    R: 18 indicated. Monitor 6. Facilitates defecation
    BP: 120/80 effectiveness. when constipation is
    7. Encourage to eat high- present.
    fiber rich foods.

    7. To enhance easy
    defecation.

    Reference:
    Carpenito. L .J. (1995). Nursing Diagnosis (6th Ed.), New Jersey J.B.Lippincott Company.
    Student name: Akbar Ali Arain Discipline B.Sc. N-1(2007-9)

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