Anemia is a condition in which the blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells.
Anemia also can occur if red blood cells don't contain enough hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein that gives blood its red color. This protein helps red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
Nursing Diagnosis for Anemia
- Risk of infection related to an inadequate defense, the secondary (decrease in hemoglobin leucopenia, or a decrease in granulocytes (inflammatory response depressed)).
- Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements related to the failure to digest or inability to digest the food / nutrient absorption necessary for the formation of red blood cells.
- Activity intolerance related to imbalance between oxygen supply (delivery) and demand.
- Ineffective tissue perfusion related to decreased cellular components required for the delivery of oxygen / nutrients to the cells.
- Risk for impaired skin integrity related to circulatory and neurological changes.
- Constipation or diarrhea related to decreased dietary inputs; changes in the digestive process; the side effects of drug therapy.
- Deficient knowledge related to lack of exposure / recall; incorrect interpretation of information; do not know the source of information.