Dysentery - Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions

1. Nursing Diagnosis for Dysentery : Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements
related to: inadequate intake and output

Goal: nutritional needs are met

Expected outcomes:

• Increased appetite.
• Increased or normal weight according to age.

Nursing Interventions for Dysentery:
1. Discuss and explain about the diet restrictions of patients (high fiber foods, fatty and water is too hot or cold)
R / high fiber, fat, water is too hot / cold can stimulate irritate the stomach and intestinal tract.

2. Create a clean environment, away from the smell of the odor or litter, serve food in a warm state.
R / situation comfortable, relaxed to stimulate appetite.

3. Provide hours of rest (sleep) and reduce excessive activity.
R / Reducing energy consumption is excessive

4. Monitor intake and output within 24 hours.
R / Knowing the amount of output can merencenakan amount of food.

5. Collaboration with other health care team:
a. Nutritional therapy: A diet high in calories and high in protein, low in fiber, milk.
b. medications or vitamins (A)
R / Containing substances necessary for the growth process.


2. Nursing Diagnosis for Dysentery: Imbalanced Body Temperature
related to: the impact of infection secondary to diarrhea.

Goal: no increase in body temperature

Expected outcomes:

• Body temperature within normal limits (36-37,5 C)
• There are no signs of infection (rubur, dolor, calor, tumor, fungtio leasa)

Nursing Interventions for Dysentery:
1. Monitor body temperature every 2 hours.
R / Early detection of abnormal changes in body function (an infection)

2. Give warm compresses.
R / stimulate heat regulating center to reduce the production of body heat

3. Collaboration of antipyretic
R / Stimulate the heat regulating center in the brain.


3. Nursing Diagnosis for Dysentery: Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity: perianal
related to: increased frequency of bowel movements (diarrhea)

Goal: skin integrity is not compromised

Expected outcomes :

• No irritation: redness, blisters, hygiene maintained.
• Families are able to demonstrate perianal care properly.

Nursing Interventions for Dysentery:
1. Discuss and explain the importance of keeping the beds.
R / Hygiene prevent the proliferation of germs.

2. Demontrasikan and involve families in the treatment of perianal (if wet clothing and replace the bottom as well as the base).
R / Preventing skin iritassi unexpected because kelebaban and stool acidity.

3. Adjust the position of sleep or sit with an interval of 2-3 hours.
R / Smooth vascularization, reducing the emphasis that long so did not happen ischemia and irritation.


4. Nursing Diagnosis for Dysentery: Anxiety: children
related to: invasive measures

Goal: the client is able to adapt

Expected outcomes:

• Want to receive care measures, the client seems quiet and no fuss

Nursing Interventions for Dysentery:
1. Involve the family in performing maintenance actions.
R / initial approach to the child through the mother or family.

2. Avoid the wrong perception on nurses and hospitals.
R / reduce the fear of the child to the nurse and the hospital environment.

3. Give kudos if the client would be given care and treatment measures.
R / increase the child's confidence will courage and ability.

4. Make contact as often as possible and do communication both verbal and non-verbal (touching, fondling, etc.).
R / Love and the introduction of self saying nurses would menunbuhkan sense of security on the client.

5. Give children toys as sensory stimuli.