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Ncp-Disturbed Body Image

The nursing care plan addresses a patient experiencing a disturbed body image related to a disease process causing physical changes. Specifically, an enlarged abdomen due to a h-mole is disrupting the patient's self-concept. Short-term goals include the patient acknowledging feelings about changes after 4 hours of interventions. Long-term goals are demonstrating enhanced body image and self-esteem after 3 days as seen through discussing and caring for the altered body part. Nursing interventions involve identifying actual changes, encouraging expression of feelings, and separating feelings about changes from feelings of self-worth to improve coping.

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Ncp-Disturbed Body Image

The nursing care plan addresses a patient experiencing a disturbed body image related to a disease process causing physical changes. Specifically, an enlarged abdomen due to a h-mole is disrupting the patient's self-concept. Short-term goals include the patient acknowledging feelings about changes after 4 hours of interventions. Long-term goals are demonstrating enhanced body image and self-esteem after 3 days as seen through discussing and caring for the altered body part. Nursing interventions involve identifying actual changes, encouraging expression of feelings, and separating feelings about changes from feelings of self-worth to improve coping.

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NURSING CARE PLAN

PROBLEM: Disturbed body image


NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Disturbed body image related to situational changes secondary to disease process.
CAUSE ANALYSIS: Body image is the attitude a person has about the actual or perceived structure or function of all parts of his or her body. As an
important part of ones self-concept, body image disturbance can have a profound impact on how individuals view their overall selves (NCP by Gulanick, p.
21). During the development of h-mole, a womans abdomen is enlarged. Due to the physical & actual change in the structure of the body part, an
individuals self-concept may be disturbed.
CUES
OBJECTIVES
NURSING INTERVENTIONS
RATIONALE
EVALUATION
SUBJECTIVE:
SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE:
INDEPENDENT:
After 4 hours of nursing
- Assess perception of change in
-The extent of response is more
interventions, patient will
structure or function of body
related to the value/
verbalize or express feelings part.
importance the patient places
about self and acknowledge
on the part or function than the
changes in body image.
actual value or importance.
OBJECTIVE:
-Actual change in
structure/ function
-Change in social behavior

LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE:
After 3 days of nursing
intervention, the patient will
demonstrate enhanced
body image and self-esteem
as evidenced by ability to
talk about and care for
actual or perceived altered
body part or function.

-Assess perceived impact of


change on activities of daily
living, social behavior, personal
relations and occupational
activities.

-Changes in body image can


have impact on the persons
ability to carry out daily roles
and activities.

-Help patient identify actual


changes.

-Patients may perceive changes


that are not present or real, or
they place an unrealistic value
on a body structure or function.

-Encourage verbalization of
positive or negative feelings
about the actual or perceived
change.

REFERENCE: NCP by Gulanick p.21-22; Nursing diagnosis and reference manual, p. 40-41

-It is worthwhile to encourage


the patient separate feelings
about changes in body
structure and/or function from
feelings of self-worth.
Expression of feelings can
enhance the persons coping
strategies.

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