Nursing Care Plan for Ineffective Thermoregulation
Ineffective Thermoregulation Definition: Circumstances where an individual experiencing or at risk of inability to maintain normal body temperature effectively with any discrepancies or changes in external factors. Related Factors: Situational (Personal, environmental) Related to fluctuations in environmental temperature Related to objects that are wet and cold (clothing, bedding) Related to a wet body surface Related to clothing that is not compliant with the weather Related to limited regulation of metabolic compensation Elderly Newborns Expected Outcomes Nursing Care Plan for Ineffective Thermoregulation Babies will Having a temperature between 36.4 to 37.5 ยบ C. Parents will Explain the techniques to avoid heat loss at home. Nursng Intervention Nursing Care Plan for Ineffective Thermoregulation Reduce or eliminate the sources of heat loss in infants Evaporation When a shower, prepare a warm environment. Wash and dry each section to reduce evaporation Limit the time of contact with c...