Malnutrition: Intervention Plan Nursing Intervention Method of Nurse Family Contact Resource Required
Malnutrition: Intervention Plan Nursing Intervention Method of Nurse Family Contact Resource Required
Malnutrition: Intervention Plan Nursing Intervention Method of Nurse Family Contact Resource Required
Health Problem Family Nursing Problem Goal of Care Objective of Care Nursing intervention Method Resource
Of nurse Required
Family contact
Malnutrition 1. Inability to recognize After 9 days of nursing After 9 days of community visit with 1. Discuss the implication of signs 1. Barangay Human resource:
the presence of Intervention and health appropriate health teachings given in and symptoms of malnutrition and Assembly Time and effort of both
malnutrition in a teachings, the each family in the community, they its possible consequences if left Discussion of nurse and the family
dependent member in community people will will be able to; untreated. implication,
the community due to be able to understand the a. Identify ways on how to 2. Discuss to the community reasons, possible Financial Resources:
lack of knowledge seriousness and urgency plan and prepare balanced people the reasons and possible causes and Money for the nurse
2. Inability to decide of needed care for the meals within their family’s causes of malnutrition. information on transportation
about taking children suffering from budget to acquire their 3. Inquire about and observe the malnutrition.
appropriate action malnutrition. children’s nutritional needs. individual family’s food selection Material resources:
due to failure to b. Avail for food supplements and preparation as well as the 2. Home visits -OB bag
comprehend the provided by government eating habits/practices of the Health teachings on -Weighing scale
nature, magnitude health agencies or non- children. existing feeding -Tape measure
and scope of the government agencies for 3. Discuss to the community programs and -Calculator
problem malnourished children about the nutritional needs of the specific -Notebook and pen
3. Inability to provide c. Encourage the community children and increase their interventions (such -BMI chart
adequate nursing care people to plant a vegetable knowledge of the recommended us food selections -Seed/seedlings (if
to the dependent in their yard (mini garden) energy and nutritional intake based on family’s available)
members in the or plant it on empty and (RENI) for different age group. resources and -Food supplements (if
community suffering unused cans of milk, 4. Inform the community people budget). available)
from malnutrition bottles, pails etc. to have a about the feeding programs
due to: fresh supply of vegetables present in their community Visual aids:
a. Lack of knowledge within their reach and to 5. Develop the community’s skills (printed materials)
about the health minimize expenses on proper food selection and -Photos
condition; d. Increase their children’s preparation (e.g. powdered protein -Brochure
b. Lack of knowledge weight at least one pound concentrates such as mongo, small -Food selections
on the nature and per week fish that can be added to the diet
extent of nursing care of infants) and feeding practices
needed; utilizing low cost menus and food
supplements provided by health
agencies and community
resources.