The classical (but rarely observed) malaria attack lasts 6-10 hours. It consists of
- a cold stage (sensation of cold, shivering)
- a hot stage (fever, headaches, vomiting; seizures in young children)
- and finally a sweating stage (sweats, return to normal temperature, tiredness).
Nursing Diagnosis for Uncomplicated Malaria
- Hyperthermia related to the disease, characterized by a body temperature of clients more than 37.5 degrees Celsius, acral palpable warmth.
- Risk for fluid volume deficit related to active fluid output (vomiting, sweating, fever)
- Acute pain related to injury biological agent, characterized by a client complains of pain in the head, and pain in the body, the client looks grimace.
- Hypothermia related to the disease, characterized by the client looks chills, body temperature below 36.5 degrees Celsius, the client looks sweaty.
- Risk for imbalanced Body Temperature related to the disease.
- Nausea related to toxin (plasmodium infection in an area that affects the central nervous vomiting), characterized by clients complaining of nausea, anorexia.
- Fatigue related to energy imbalance, characterized by the client looks tired, the client looks sleepy.
- Risk for infection related to increased exposure to the environment.
