Help w/ Nursing diagnosis

[HelloM1M1]

I'm so confused. Is "r/t" the symptoms of the nursing diagnosis? "aeb" is what you saw during assessment?

So for example, my client had lose stools. Originally he had constipation, but after taking many meds for constipation, now he's having lose stools. So I had to change my care plan & come up with another nursing diagnosis. My nursing diagnosis is excess fluid volume. What would my "r/t" be?

Help this 1st semester nursing student out. Thanks y'all =)

[Pat_Pat RN]

I wouldn't use excess fluid volume. Having diarrhea will deplete his fluids quickly. Deficient fluid volume r/t active loss aeb loose stools.

But I'm no expert.

Pat

[scg08rn]

excess fluid volume doesn't fit for an increase in loose stools.

http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/MERLIN/Gulanick/Constructor/index.cfm?plan=21

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

Excess fluid volume means the person is holding too much fluid in the body, not that too much is coming out. It's easy to get that confused when you're first starting out. There is a diagnosis "Diarrhea".

http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/MERLIN/Gulanick/Constructor/index.cfm

is a site that might help you.

[HelloM1M1]

I'm graduating on Saturday and I'm looking back at the old posts that I wrote. This one made me laugh so hard. Wow, I don't know how in the world I came up with that nursing diagnosis for diarrhea.... I thank the Lord for coming this far. I was so clueless back then.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

congratulations! :yeah::yeah:

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

So it does get better???? I am finishing my second semester and felt very confident lately and then had a very humbling experience today that made me ask myself- Will I ever not have those completely lost and confused moments???

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

yes. i mean, yes, it gets better. we all have our little humbling moments, all our lives. they keep us... humble. and attentive.