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Identified Problem: Lack of information on breastfeeding
Nursing Diagnosis: Deficient knowledge r/t limited information on breastfeeding
Definition: Absence of cognitive information related to specific topic or its acquisition
CUES
Subjective:
Patient verbalized, “Wala pa
kayo koy idea regarding
breastfeeding, ako lang nabal-an
kay important jud ni sya sa
baby.”
Objective:
 Limited knowledge on
benefits of
breastfeeding
 Inability to perform
proper positioning
during breastfeeding
 Unable to verbalized
importance of
breastfeeding
NURSING CARE PLAN
OBJECTIVES
Short term:
Independent:
After 5 hours of nursing
intervention, the patient will be
able to verbalize importance of
breastfeeding and exhibit
increased interest by beginning
to look for information and ask
questions.
Long term:
After 3 days of nursing
intervention, the patient will be
able to initiate necessary
lifestyle changes to facilitate
breastfeeding as evidenced by:
 Opting for protein-rich
foods
 Avoiding alcoholic
drinks, cigarette
smoking, &
recreational drugs
 Exercising regularly
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Defining Characteristics:
 Inability to verbalized importance of breastfeeding
 Limited knowledge on benefits of breastfeeding
INTERVENTIONS RATIONALE EVALUATION
1. Every individual has his or Short term:
1. Consider the patient’s learning style, her learning style, which
especially if the patient has learned and must be a factor GOAL MET. Patient
retained new information in the past. in planning an educational was able to
2. Provide an atmosphere of respect, program. Matching the verbalized
openness, trust, and collaboration. learner’s preferred style importance of
3. Provide clear, thorough, and with the educational breastfeeding and
understandable explanations and method will facilitate asked relevant
demonstrations surrounding breastfeeding. success in the mastery of questions regarding
4. Avoid using complex medical terminologies knowledge. breastfeeding.
2. Conveying respect is
to the patient.
5. Focus teaching sessions on breastfeeding especially important when Long term:
providing education to
only.
patients with different GOAL MET.
6. Pace the instruction and keep sessions
short. values and beliefs about Patient was able to
7. Allow repetition of the information or skill. health and illness. make necessary
3. Patients are better able to changes in her
8. Provide immediate feedback on patient’s
ask questions when they lifestyle to facilitate
return demonstration.
have basic information breastfeeding.
9. Encourage patient to ask questions
about what to expect.
regarding breastfeeding.
4. This is to facilitate easy
10. Help patient in integrating information into understanding on the topic
daily life. being discussed.
5. Clearly focuses teaching
allows the learner to
concentrate more
completely on the material
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being discussed.
6. Learning requires energy,
so shorter, well-paced
sessions
reduce fatigue and
allow the patient to absorb
more completely.
7. Repeated practice allows
patients to gain confidence
in their self-care ability.
8. Immediate feedback
allows the learner to make
corrections rather than
practicing the skill wrongly.
9. Questions facilitate open
communication between
patients and health care
professionals and allow
verification of
understanding of given
information.
10. This technique aids the
learner to make
adjustments in daily life
that will result in the
desired change in
behavior.
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EVALUATION TOOL: NURSING CARE PLAN RUBRIC

Nursing Diagnosis
Risk factors/ Subjective and
Objective Cues
STO and LTO
Nursing Intervention
Evaluation/ Expected Outcome
UNACCEPTABLE SATISFACTORY
(1) (3)
Main Problem is not listed or identified; Identified problem but not the priority
need of the patient;
Assessment data are not listed or inadequate to Correct assessment data but lacking
support nursing diagnosis important factors to support nursing
diagnosis
Objectives do not solve/target the identified problem STO and LTO are not SMART
Intervention/s are not appropriate for the patient and Correct Intervention/s but lacking (5-8
does not solve the main problem (<5 interventions) interventions)
Evaluation or expected outcomes do not measure Evaluation or expected outcomes
the STO and LTO. measure LTO but not the STO.
EXCEPTIONAL
REMARKS
(5)
Main Problem is listed or identified
with correct related factor
Listed all pertinent assessment
data more than enough to support
the nursing diagnosis
STO and LTO are SMART
Intervention/s (>8 interventions)
are correct and appropriate for the
patient.
Evaluation or expected outcomes
measure and target the STO and
LTO.
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