Nursing Diagnosis Acute pain related to surgical procedure of total abdominal hysterectomy

Objectives After my 4 hours of span of care, the patient s pain scale will decrease from 8/10 to 5/10, as manifested by: a.) Verbalizes minimized or controlled feeling of pain; b.) Verbalizes method that provide relief; and c.) Demonstrates use of relaxation skills and diversional activities such as deep breathing exercise and coughing exercise as indicated for situation.

Nursing Interventions 1.) Establish rapport R: To gain trust and cooperation of the client 2.) Emphasize ordered diet R: To encourage patient not to eat undulated food 3.) Monitor vital signs R: To obtain baseline data 4.) Provide comfort measure R: To satisfy the confinement of patient 5.) Encourage deep breathing R: To inhibit pain 6.) Provide safety measure R: To prevent from injury 7.) Develop communication R: To alter pain and diminish emotional stress 8.) Administer analgesics as ordered R: To have acceptable level of pain 9.) Advised to have enough rest and sleep R: promotes healing by reducing basal metabolic rate and allowing oxygen and nutrients to be utilized for tissue growth, healing and regeneration.