Thursday, November 1, 2012

Acute Pain related to Surgical Incision

Appendicitis Nursing Diagnosis Acute  Pain related to Surgical Incision
Nursing Care Plan for Appendicitis

Nursing  Diagnosis: Acute  Pain related to Surgical Incision

Purpose:
After nursing care, client comfort level increased, pain controlled with the expected outcomes:
  • Clients report reduced pain, pain scale 2-3
  • Calm facial expression, and can rest, sleep.
  • Vital signs are within normal limits.
Nursing  Intervention for Appendicitis : Acute  Pain related to Surgical Incision

Pain Management:
  • Assess pain comprehensively including location, characteristics, duration, frequency, quality factor and precipitation.
  • Observation of nonverbal reactions inconvenience.
  • Use therapeutic communication techniques to determine the client's experience of pain before.
  • Provide a quiet environment
  • Reduce pain precipitation factor.
  • Teach non-pharmacological techniques (relaxation, distraction, etc.) to overcome the pain.
  • Give analgesics to reduce pain.
  • Evaluation of pain reducers / pain control.
  • Collaboration with the doctor if there are complaints about the administration of analgesics to no avail.
  • Monitor client's acceptance of pain management.
Analgesic  Administration:.
  • Check program providing analgesic; types, dosage, and frequency.
  • Check history of allergy.
  • Determine the analgesic of choice, route of administration and optimal dosage.
  • Monitor vital signs
  • Give analgesics on time especially when pain appears.
  • Evaluation of analgesic efficacy, side effects signs and symptoms.

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