Nursing diagnosis for baby with jaundice?

mitchsmom · Apr 30, 2005

-ck and see if dehydration (fluid volume deficit) or risk for may work?

These are in the back of Taber's:

-Social isolation/ impaired social interaction

-Relocation stress syndrome (physiologic and /or phsychological disturbances as a result of transfer from one environment to another... it's hard for a newborn to be away from mama)

-along the same lines: Parent/infant attachment, altered risk for due to separation

-does the baby have an IV? you could always use risk for infection for that if you had to

-family processes, altered

-risk for (or actual) disorganized infant behavior ("environmental events or conditions such as separation from parent")

-breastfeeding, interrupted is often applicable with jaundice

megamoo1979 · Apr 30, 2005

-ck and see if dehydration (fluid volume deficit) or risk for may work?
these are in the back of taber's:
-social isolation/ impaired social interaction
-relocation stress syndrome (physiologic and /or phsychological disturbances as a result of transfer from one environment to another... it's hard for a newborn to be away from mama)
-along the same lines: parent/infant attachment, altered risk for due to separation
-does the baby have an iv? you could always use risk for infection for that if you had to
-family processes, altered
-risk for (or actual) disorganized infant behavior ("environmental events or conditions such as separation from parent")
-breastfeeding, interrupted is often applicable with jaundice

these are great ideas, thanks!

megan

prmenrs, RN · Apr 30, 2005

I would not use risk of injury due 2 photoRx. To me, the most important info to have is why the baby is jaundiced. ABO incompatability, dehydration due 2 inadequate fluid intake, true breastfeeding jaundice (a dx that is way over used).

IMO, the most imp't problems are dehydration and maternal-infant attachment interruption.

megamoo1979 · May 1, 2005

It is jaundice due to ABO incompatibility. Bili level was 18.7 mg/dl.