RISK FOR UNSTABLE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL (CARE PLAN GUIDE)

This is my first post regarding Care Plans in English. All  information in this blog about care plans is just a guide as they need to be individualized and rationales (which I omitted) should be included, each diagnosis developed is based on NANDA International label.

RISK FOR UNSTABLE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL (NANDA -1 diagnosis)

Definition: risk for variation of blood glucose/sugar levels from the normal range.

Common Risk Factors

-Insulin deficiency or insulin excess.

-Excessive glucose intake in relation to metabolic needs.

-Medication side effects.

-Imbalance of activity and food intake.

Common Expected Outcome

-Patient maintains blood glucose levels within defined target ranges.

Source: Nursing Care Plans Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes. Meg Gulanick, 8th Edition.