Nursing Care Plan by: Ahang, Nurhidaya J.
PLANNING
             ASSESSMENT            NURSING DIAGNOSIS              OBJECTIVE OF                                                                      IMPLEMENTATION                 EVALUATION
                                                                                               INTERVENTION                  RATIONALE
                                                                      CARE
     Subjective Cues:            Ineffective         airway    After 8 hours of nursing Independent:                                                                       After     8   hours     of
                                 clearance   related      to   intervention, the client is                                                                                 performing         patient
     The client verbalized that obstruction or presence of     able to:                    Encourage       client   to By staying hydrated, the Advised client to drink at interventions the client’s
     his nose is very itchy and thickened        secretions                                increase fluid intake       mucus inside of the nose least 2 liters of water condition had improved
     he is unable to breathe secondary       to     allergic                                                           stays thin and moist, everyday.                     as evidenced by:
     through his nose especially rhinitis                                                                              allowing the cilia to push
     at night                                                  Breathe through his nose                                debris, bacteria and viruses
                                                               and not the mouth.                                      out of the sinuses to                               No longer breathing
                                                                                                                       prevent infection.                                  through the mouth.
                                                               Verbalize clearance of
                                                               the airway, especially the Advice client to blow Gently blowing the nose           Told client how to
                                                               nose.                      nose regularly            removes mucus or irritants    correctly blow the nose to Normal airway clearance
     Objective Cues:                                                                                                that are present.             remove      mucus     and especially the nose.
                                                               Sleep for 6-8 hours a                                                              irritants.
                                                               day.
         ●    Frequent sneezing                                                           Instruct client to change This position facilitates      Changed the bed’s angle to Sleeping 6-8 hours a day.
         ●    Nasal flaring                                    Know and understand into semi or high fowler’s lung expansion and better            facilitate the semi-fowler's
         ●    Red and watery                                   about the disease and position                       breathing.                     position while resting and
              eyes                                             treatment.                                                                          only doing some activities. Being aware the disease
         ●    Nasal congestion                                                                                                                                                  and treatment.
         ●    Runny nose                                                                   Teach client to use nasal   Nasal sprays flush the nose Taught and demonstrated
         ●    Cough                                                                        sprays                      of irritants and help thin to the client how to use the
                                                                                                                       the mucus and reduce the saline nasal spray.
                                                                                                                       inflammation and helps pt
     Diagnostic Procedures:                                                                                            breathe easier.
        ● Skin             prick
            (scratch) test                                                                 Encourage       thorough Furniture and equipment at Did health teaching about
        ● Allergen-specific                                                                cleaning of the house or home may house the dust the effects of dust and
            immunoglobulin E                                                               the environment          or pollen that triggers the other pollen to the client.
            (IgE) antibody test                                                                                     allergic rhinitis.
        ● Intradermal skin
            test                                                                           Instruct client to comply Medication      compliance Encouraged      client    to
        ● Patch test                                                                       to medication therapy     will help the pt to recover adhere to medication.
        ● Challenge tests                                                                                            quickly.
        ● Nasal smear
                                                                                           Collaborative:
           ●   CBC count with
               differential                                                                Identify    the   allergen Identifying the allergen Identified the allergen
                                                                                           causing     the    allergic helps in preventing the through assessment and
                                                                                           rhinitis                    allergy in happening.   the use of laboratory
                                                                                                                                               results.
                                                                                           Dependent:
                                                                                           Administer            oral   This is the first-line Administered                 the
                                                                                           antihistamines and nasal     treatment      for      the medications prescribed.
                                                                                           glucocorticoids (steroids)   symptoms of allergic
                                                                                           delivered by a nasal         rhinitis. These drugs have
                                                                                           spray.                       few side effects and
                                                                                                                        dramatically        relieve
                                                                                                                        symptoms in most people.
       Reference/s:
https://nurseslabs.com/allergic-rhinitis/
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/21495-allergy-testing
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nonallergic-rhinitis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20351235