When anemia comes on slowly the symptoms are often vague and may include: feeling tired, weakness, shortness of breath or a poor ability to exercise. Anemia that comes on quickly often has greater symptoms which may include: confusion, feeling like one is going to pass out, and increased thirst.
The most common symptom of anemia, regardless of type, is a feeling of fatigue and a lack of energy.
Other common symptoms of anemia may include:
- Paleness of skin
- Fast or irregular heartbeat
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Fever.
Nursing Diagnosis and Nursing Interventions for Anemia
1. Activity intolerance related to muscle weakness
Nursing Interventions for Anemia :
- Assess the level of client activity Rational: To know the client and the activities undertaken to determine the next intervention.
- Put the tools needed client Rational: To assist clients in meeting their needs.
- Assist patients in active and passive exercises Rational: To improve the circulation of tissue.
- Assist patients in meeting the needs of daily activities Rational: With the help of nurses and families to meet client needs.
- Provide quiet environment Rationale: Increasing the rest to reduce strain the heart and lungs.
2. Ineffective Tissue Perfusion
Goal: Adequate tissue perfusion
Nursing Interventions for Anemia:
- Monitoring of vital signs, capillary refill, color of skin, mucous membranes.
- Raising the head position in bed
- Check and document the presence of pain.
- Observation of a delay in verbal response, confusion, or restlessness
- Observing and documenting the existence of the cold.
- Maintain the ambient temperature to keep warm the body needs.
- Provide oxygen as needed.
3. Imbalanced Nutrition Less Than Body Requirements
Goal: Meet the needs of adequate nutrition
Nursing Interventions for Anemia:
- Allow the child to eat foods that can be tolerated child, plan to improve the nutritional quality at the child’s appetite increases.
- Provide food that is accompanied by a nutritional supplement to improve the quality of nutritional intake.
- Allow the child to engage in food preparation and selection
- Evaluate the child’s weight every day.
