Nursing Diagnosis Expected Interventions Rationale Evaluation

Outcome
Long Term Plan
Nursing Diagnosis:

Knowledge deficit The patient will: 1. Assess level of understanding of > Identifies areas of lack of Patient Knows
regarding condition, the disease process, prognosis, knowledge/misinformation and about his disease
prognosis, treatment, - Verbalize and possible treatment options. provides opportunity to give and condition.
self-care and understanding of additional information as
discharge needs disease process, necessary. Desired outcome
related to Lack of prognosis, and done.
exposure to disease potential 2. Help patient identify appropriate > Enjoyable activities promote
and Information complications. diversional activities. rest and help patient avoid
misinterpretation, focusing on prolonged
evidenced by - Verbalize convalescence.
Questions and understanding of
request for therapeutic needs. 3. Encourage continuation of > Promotes general well-being
information. balanced diet. and enhances energy for
- Initiate healing process and tissue
necessary lifestyle 4. Provide specific information regeneration.
changes and regarding prevention and
participate in transmission of disease. > Disease process may take
treatment several months to resolve. If
regimen. 5. Emphasize importance of symptoms persist longer than 6
follow-up physical examination months, liver biopsy may be
and laboratory evaluation. required to verify presence of
chronic hepatitis.