Nursing Care Plan for HYPERTENSION

ASSESSMENT BACKGROUND PLANNING NURSING RATIONALE EVALUATION

KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION
Independent:
HYPERTENSION  High blood pressure  After 8 hours of  Define and state the  Provides basis for  After 8 hours of
or hypertension nursing limits of desired understanding nursing
Subjective Data: means high pressure interventions, the Blood pressure. elevations of BP, interventions, the
“Bakit madalas ako (tension) in the patient will Explain and clarifies patient was able to
mahilo?” arteries. Arteries are verbalize hypertension and its misconceptions and verbalize
vessels that carry understanding of the effect on the heart, also understanding understanding of the
blood from the disease process, blood vessels, that high BP can disease process and
Objective Data: pumping heart to all treatment regimen kidneys, and brain. exist without any treatment regimen.
the tissues and and the diet for her symptoms or even
-Weak in appearance organs of the body. disease. when feeling well.
High blood pressure
- Dizziness does not mean
excessive emotional  Assist the patient in  These risk factors
BP: 140/100 tension, although identifying have been shown to
emotional tension modifiable risk contribute to
and stress can factors like diet hypertension.
temporarily increase high in sodium,
blood pressure. saturated fats and
Normal blood cholesterol.
pressure is below  Lack of cooperation
120/80; blood  Reinforce the is common reason
pressure between importance of for failure of
120/80 and 139/89 adhering to antihypertensive
is called “Pre- treatment regimen. therapy.
hypertension”, and
a blood pressure of  Decreases
140/90 or above is  Suggest frequent peripheral venous
considered high. An position changes, pooling that may be
elevation of the leg exercise when potentiated by
systolic and/or lying down. vasodilators and

Christian, Mark Joseph S.

BSN-LNU/CN/SN
Nursing Care Plan for HYPERTENSION

diastolic blood prolonged sitting or

pressure increases standing.
the risk developing
heart (cardiac)  Two years on
disease, kidney  Help patient moderate low salt
(renal) disease, identify sources of and low fat diet may
hardening of the sodium and fat be sufficient to
arteries intake. control mild
(atherosclerosis), hypertension.
eye damage and
stroke (brain
damage). These  Caffeine is a cardiac
complications of  Encourage patient stimulant and may
hypertension are to decrease intake of adversely affect
often referred to as caffeinated drinks cardiac function.
end-organ damage like coffee, sodas,
because damage to teas, and chocolates.
this organ is the end  Altering rest and
result of chronic  Stress importance of activities increase
(long duration) high accomplishing daily tolerance to activity
blood pressure. REST periods. progression.

Christian, Mark Joseph S.

BSN-LNU/CN/SN