Nursing Dx

[AH_AH_86]

Hi!!

I am trying to come up with a nsg dx for a patient with hypertension. Could I do "risk for injury r/t increased peripheral vascular resistance secondary to htn. Or "Decreased cardiac output rt increased peripheral vascular resistance secondary to htn aeb blood pressure of ...... "

Im just not sure of how to make htn into a nsg dx. Your help would be appreciated!!!!

Thanks!

[mickle]

Hi! I'm working on a nursing diagnosis for a pt whose HTN is controlled but have been assigned HTN as the medical diagnosis to work with. She is anorexic and in late stages of AD. I hope you have better luck than I'm having.

Anyway, maybe the NANDA dx listed below will help. Good Luck

In Ackley there are 4 choices listed under HTN(hypertension)

1) Disturbed Energy Field r/t pain, discomfort

2) Imbalanced Nutrition: more than body requirement r/t lack of knowledge of relationship betweeen diet and disease process

3) Ineffective Health maintenance r/t deficient knowledge regarding tx and control of disease process

4) Noncomplicance r/t side effects of treatments, lack of understanding regarding importance of controlling HTN

If you don't have an Ackley book, this link will give NOC, NIC

http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/Evolve/Ackley/NDH7e/Constructor/

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

Hypertension is often a symptom of some other medical problem going on. It is either related to a cardiac or renal pathology. You must answer the question: what is causing the hypertension? You must also have more assessment data beside an elevated blood pressure reading.