Printable diabetes nursing care plan for nursing students: assessment, NANDA-I 2024–2026 diagnoses, interventions with rationales, DKA vs HHS, and a worksheet.

This 12-page printable PDF covers nursing care of the adult with diabetes mellitus, laid out like a clinical handbook. It includes:

Types of diabetes, diagnostic criteria, glycemic goals and hypoglycemia levels
A focused nursing assessment with lab data and a DKA versus HHS comparison table
Five complete care plans using current NANDA-I 2024–2026 labels: Inadequate fluid volume, Risk for ineffective blood glucose pattern self-management, Ineffective health self-management, Risk for impaired skin integrity and Risk for infection
Medication tables for insulin and noninsulin drugs, with nursing considerations
A DKA case example with sample diagnostic statements, evaluations and a discharge teaching summary
A blank care plan worksheet with a glucose and insulin record

Clinical content follows the ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes 2026 and the 2024 consensus report on hyperglycemic crises. The format is US Letter and ready to print.