Nursing Care Plan Nausea and Vomiting Diagnosis Intervention

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Nausea and vomiting is a condition not disease, but rather are symptoms of many different conditions, such as infection (“stomach flu”), food poisoning, motion sickness, overeating, blocked intestine, illness, concussion or brain injury, appendicitis, and migraines. Nausea and vomiting can sometimes be symptoms of more serious diseases such as heart attacks, kidney or liver disorders, central nervous system disorders, brain tumors, and some forms of cancer.

Nursing Diagnosis for Nausea and vomiting
Nutrition imbalanced less than body requirements related to nausea and vomiting.

Nursing Intervention for Nausea&Vomiting

Assess the potential for nausea and vomiting
• Minimise exacerbating factors such as food smells, constipation, dehydration and
anxiety
• Encourage patient to report early signs of nausea
• Give anti-emetics according to department protocol and ensure anti-emetics are
given regularly
• If control is not achieved review anti-emetic regimen in line with chemotherapy /
conditioning protocol
• Try non-pharmacological measures such as ginger, travel bands, diversion
activities and small, frequent meals and snacks
• If standard therapies are ineffective, seek advice from the palliative care team
• Monitor dietary and fluid input - complete food and fluid balance charts
• Administer intravenous fluids if oral input is < 2 litres
• If medication is not tolerated orally due to problematic N & V discuss with
medical team conversion to IV medications until N & V is controlled advertisement: