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Nursing Care Plan: Infection Risk Management

The nursing care plan summarizes the care for a patient named GC who had a C-section and is at risk for post-surgical infection. The short-term goal is for the patient to understand how to reduce infection risk within their hospital stay. The long-term goal is for the patient to not show any infection symptoms by discharge. The plan assesses for fever and clean wound dressing. It emphasizes handwashing, wound cleaning, keeping the area dry, and completing antibiotics to prevent infection.

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Nursing Care Plan: Infection Risk Management

The nursing care plan summarizes the care for a patient named GC who had a C-section and is at risk for post-surgical infection. The short-term goal is for the patient to understand how to reduce infection risk within their hospital stay. The long-term goal is for the patient to not show any infection symptoms by discharge. The plan assesses for fever and clean wound dressing. It emphasizes handwashing, wound cleaning, keeping the area dry, and completing antibiotics to prevent infection.

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  • Nursing Care Plan: A detailed nursing care plan outlining cues, problems, interventions, and evaluations for patient care.

Nursing Care Plan

Name of the Patient : GC


Medical Diagnosis : Post CS
Nursing Diagnosis : Risk for infection related to post surgical incision
Short-Term Goal : Within the shift, patient will be able to identify ways to reduce risk for infection.
Long-Term Goal : At the end of hospitalization, patient will not manifest any signs and symptoms of infection.

Cues Problem Scientific Reason Nursing Intervention Rationale Evaluation

Subjective: Risk for Wounds involving  Assess signs and  Fever may Goal met:
“Kaninang umaga infection injury to soft tissue symptoms of indicate infection.
lang ako can vary from infection especially Patient was free
naoperahan”; as minor tears to temperature. from any signs
verbalized by the severe crushing and symptoms of
patient. injuries. The  It serves as a infections as
decision to suture a first line of defense manifested by
wound depends on
 Emphasize the absence of fever.
importance of against infection.
Objective: the nature of the
handwashing
wound the time
technique.
 T- since the injury
 Regular wound
36.3°C was sustained the
 Maintain aseptic dressing promotes
 Weak in degree of
technique when fast healing and
appearance contamination.
changing drying of wounds.
 Clean and dressing/caring
Reference:
intact wound.  Wet area can be
Brunner &
abdominal lodge area of
Suddarth’s
dressing  Keep area bacteria
Textbook of
Medical-Surgical around wound clean
Nursing 11th edition and dry.  Premature
by Smeltzer, Bare, discontinuation of
Hinkle, Cheever  Emphasized treatment when
necessity of taking client begins to feel
antibiotics as well may result in
ordered. return of infection.

Submitted by: Ray Francis C. Bravo


Submitted to: Mrs. Altavano
Submitted by: Ray Francis C. Bravo
Submitted to: Mrs. Altavano

Nursing Care Plan Name of the Patient : GC Medical Diagnosis : Post CS Nursing Diagnosis : Risk for infection related to post
Submitted by: Ray Francis C. Bravo Submitted to: Mrs. Altavano

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