Nursing Care Plan for Typhoid Fever
NCP for Typhoid Fever
NCP - Nursing Care Plan for Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection characterized by diarrhea, systemic disease, and a rash -- most commonly caused...Typhoid fever is a common worldwide bacterial disease transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, serovar Typhi.
Early symptoms include fever, general ill-feeling, and abdominal pain. High fever (103°F, or 39.5°C) or higher and severe diarrhea occur as the disease gets worse.
Some people with typhoid fever develop a rash called "rose spots," which are small red spots on the abdomen and chest.
Other symptoms that occur include:
- Abdominal tenderness
- Agitation
- Bloody stools
- Chills
- Confusion
- Difficulty paying attention (attention deficit)
- Delirium
- Fluctuating mood
- Hallucinations
- Nosebleeds
- Severe fatigue
- Slow, sluggish, lethargic feeling
- Weakness
Nursing Diagnosis for Typhoid Fever
- Risk for Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances related to hyperthermia and vomiting .
- Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition : Less than Body Requirements related to inadequate intake.
- Hyperthermia related to the process of infection, salmonella thypi
- Inability to Meet Daily Needs related to physical weakness
- Deficient Knowledge : about the disease related to lack of information or inadequate information.
