Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in an Adult Male Defined using Taxonomy NANDA, Nursing Outcomes Classification, and Nursing Interventions Classifications

Abstract

Introduction: Abdominal pain is a subjective unpleasant experience in the abdomen, often associated with tissue injury and related to physiological and psychosocial factors of the individual. In the United States, the number of computed tomography scans indicated for patients with acute abdominal pain increased by 141% from 1996 to 2005. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is clinically defined as the outflow of blood through the anus, regardless of its association with defecation, originating at a site distal to the duodenum and the jejunal or Treitz angle.

Objective: We aimed to define lower abdominal pain in an adult male patient using Taxonomy NANDA, Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), and Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC). Methods: We used the case study method, also known as analysis of a real situation, which describes the state of a problem. In addition, studies using quantitative and qualitative methods in English and Spanish as well as peer-reviewed articles with other publication dates were searched to define some of the concepts and processes. Results: Improvement in the patient’s health status was achieved through the implementation of care plans, with the patient’s health status changing from level 2 (frequently demonstrated) to level 4 (slightly compromised). Conclusions:

Consideration of the scientific concepts of NANDA, NOC, and NIC helped us to define a diagnosis that allows the appropriate selection of strategies to achieve treatment goals. The assessments were relevant and effective in the purpose of achieving recovery among patients with acute abdominal pain.