Delmar's Medical-Surgical Nursing Care Plans

Shielda Glover Rodgers, RN, PhD is a Clinical Associate Professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing.

Care Plans by Systems: Cardiovascular 1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or dissection 2. Angina pectoris 3. Aortic valve stenosis/regurgitation 4. Cardiac catheterization 5. Cardiomyopathy 6. Coronary artery by-pass graft/valve replacement (post-op) 7. Deep vein thrombosis/thrombophlebitis 8. Dysrhythmias 9. Epistaxis 10. Heart failure 11. Hypertension 12. Mitral valve prolapse 13. Mitral valve stenosis/regurgitation 14. Myocardial infarction 15. Pericarditis: acute 16. Pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale 17. Shock: hypovolemic, 18. Shock: cardiogenic 19. Shock: neurogenic 20. Shock: septic 21. Shock: anaphylactic Respiratory 22. Asthma 23. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 24. Hemothorax and pneumothorax: simple and tension 25. Lung Cancer 26. Mechanical ventilation 27. Modified/Radical neck surgery/laryngectomy 28. Near drowning 29. Pneumonia 30. Pulmonary embolus 31. Respiratory acidosis 32. Respiratory alkalosis 33. Tracheostomy 34. Tuberculosis 35. Upper airway obstruction Neurological 36. Alzheimers Disease 37. Bells palsy 38. Closed head injury 39. Guillain-Barre syndrome 40. Herniated nucleus pulposa 41. Lou Gehrigs disease 42. Meningitis 43. Multiple sclerosis 44. Myasthenia gravis 45. Parkinsons disease 46. Seizures 47. Spinal cord injury 48. Stroke/cerebrovascular accident 49. Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloreux) 50. Unconsciousness Musculoskeletal 51. Amputation: lower limb (traumatic/surgical) 52. Dislocation: shoulder, knee, hip 53. Facial trauma 54. Fat embolism 55. Fracture: limb 56. Fracture: pelvis 57. Fracture: rib/flail chest/blunt injury 58. Joint replacement (hip/knee) 59. Lyme Disease 60. Osteoarthritis 61. Rheumatoid arthritis 62. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Renal 63. Acute renal failure 64. Chronic renal failure 65. Hypercalcemia 66. Hyperkalemia 67. Hypermagnesemia 68. Hypernatremia 69. Hypocalcemia 70. Hypokalemia 71. Hypomagnesemia 72. Hyponatremia 73. Metabolic acidosis 74. Metabolic alkalosis 75. Nephrotic syndrome 76. Renal calculi 77. Urinary diversions 78. Urinary tract infections Gastrointestinal/Hepatic 79. Appendicitis 80. Cholecytitis/cholelithiasis 81. Cirrhosis and esophageal varices 82. Colon Cancer 83. Endoscopy 84. Fecal diversion (ostomies) 85. Gastroenterocolitis/enterocolitis 86. Gastrointestinal bleeding (upper and lower) 87. Hepatitis (A,B,C,D & E) 88. Inflammatory bowel disease 89. Intestinal obstruction 90. Obesity 91. Acute Pancreatitis 92. Chronic Pancreatitis 93. Peritonitis 94. Total parenteral nutrition Hematological/Oncological 95. Anemia 96. Chemotherapy for cancer 97. Hemophilia 98. Leukemia 99. Lymphoma 100. Sickle cell disease 101. Thrombocytopenia 102. Transfusion Immunological 103. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome/HIV positive 104. Latex sensitivity 105. Organ and tissue transplantation Integumentary 106. Burns; chemical/thermal 107. Burns: electrical 108. Pressure ulcers (decubitus ulcers) 109. Hypothermia 110. Melanoma 111. Scleroderma 112. Varicella Zoster Sensory/visual 113. Detached retina 114. Glaucoma Reproductive 115. Benign prostatic hypertrophy/hyperplasia (BPH) 116. Breast cancer with mastectomy/lumpectomy (post-operative) 117. Hysterectomy 118. Cervical cancer 119. Ovarian cancer 120. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) 121. Prostate cancer 122. Sexual assault: rape trauma syndrome (acute) 123. Syphilis 124. Uterine/endometrial cancer Endocrine 125. Adrenal excess/Cushings disease 126. Adrenal insufficiency/Addisons disease 127. Diabetes insipidus 128. Diabetes mellitus (hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia) 129. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) 130. Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Non-ketotic Coma (HHNC) 131. Hyperthyroidism 132. Hypothyroidism 133. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) Psychosocial 134. Alcohol: acute intoxication/overdose 135. Alcohol: withdrawal 136. Anorexia nervosa 137. Bulimia nervosa 138. Domestic abuse 139. Elder abuse and neglect 140. Grief 141. Overdose 142. Substance abuse 143. Suicide