There are a number of nursing diagnoses and patient care needs that can be identified in assessing a patient with hypertension.
These do not normally have presenting symptoms. A risk diagnosis is a health problem that may occur if the contributing factors are not addressed properly or its progression is not prevented. This means that the health problem is already happening as a consequence of the diagnosis.
An actual diagnosis is characterized by the presence of signs or symptoms gathered by the nurse during assessment or reported by the patient. There are actual and risk diagnoses that may be made based on assessment findings. Moreover, once patients are diagnosed with the illness, the need to accurately list nursing diagnoses and care plans according to their priorities is needed. These diagnoses, in turn, would aid in the development of effective nursing care plans which can be tailor-fit to the needs of patients. Nurses caring for patients with hypertension must therefore be able to assess thoroughly in order for them to be able to come up with relevant nursing diagnoses. While it is quite common and treatments are easier to access, untreated hypertension may lead to the development of more serious illnesses such as strokes and other coronary artery diseases. Hypertension is one of the most commonly diagnosed cardiovascular diseases, affecting millions of people globally.
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