Nurses play a vital role in the care of people with hypothyroidism.
Read on to learn more about hypothyroidism and nursing care.
The information gathered is evaluated to help provide an accuratediagnosisand create a personalized treatment plan.
Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images
It’s important to distinguish a nursing diagnosis from a medical diagnosis.
A physician or advanced healthcare practitioner makes a medical diagnosis.
She will experience reduced fatigue and communicate an increased ability to complete day-to-day tasks.
Nursing interventions:Assess the patient’s ability to perform activities of daily living.
A Word From Verywell
Living with hypothyroidism may feel overwhelming or exhausting from time to time.
Blood tests that measure thyroid hormone levels are the best way to diagnose hypothyroidism accurately.
The four types of nursing diagnosis include:
American Thyroid Association.Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).
Merck Manual Professional Version.Hypothyroidism.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).
American Nurses Association.The nursing process.
Patil N, Rehman A, Jialal I, et al.Hypothyroidism (nursing).
StatPearls Publishing; 2022.
Nurse.org.The ultimate guide to nursing diagnosis in 2022.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.Representing nursing interventions.
2019;8(1):32. doi:10.11648/j.ajns.20190801.15
NurseJournal.Nursing care plans explained.
Nurseslabs.6 hypothyroidism nursing care plans.
Udovcic M, Pena RH, Patham B, et al.Hypothyroidism and the heart.Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J.
2017;13(2):55-59. doi:10.14797/mdcj-13-2-55
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders.Thyroid tests.
2016;14(2):83-92. doi:10.3121/cmr.2016.1309
