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4.

Assess and monitor


Impaired for infection 3. Maintain strict asepsis for dressing nutritional status, weight,
2. Monitor white blood cell changes, wound care, intravenous therapy, 5. Ensure that any materials
related to gangrenous (WBC) count and vital signs. and catheter handling. Rationale: Aseptic
history of weight loss, and
used are properly
serum albumin. Rationale:
wound secondary to Rationale: An increasing WBC technique decreases the chances of Patients with poor
disinfected or sterilized
count indicates the body’s before use. Rationale: This
diabetes mellitus type 2 efforts to combat pathogens
transmitting or spreading pathogens to or
between patients. Interrupting the chain of
nutritional status may be
reduces or eliminates germs.
anergic or unable to muster
and very low WBC count may infection (see image above) is an effective a cellular immune response
indicate a severe risk for way to prevent the spread of infection.
to pathogens making them
infection. 6. Educate clients and SO
susceptible to infection.
about appropriate methods
for cleaning, disinfecting, and
1. Assess for the presence of
sterilizing items. Rationale:
local infectious processes in
Knowledge of ways to reduce
the skin or mucous
or eliminate germs reduces
membranes. Rationale: Signs
the likelihood of transmission.
and symptoms include
localized swelling, localized 7. Demonstrate and allow
redness, pain or tenderness,
return demonstration of all
loss of function in the affected high-risk procedures that the
B area, palpable heat. Thus, patient and/or SO will do after
there is a need to assess and
discharge, such as dressing
check for these signs and changes, peripheral or central
symptoms to render IV site care, and so on.
immediate interventions. Rationale: Patient and SO
D need opportunities to master
A new skills to reduce risk for
infection.

E
C
Subjective cues:

“ning itom namani


akong dako nga tudlo After 8 hours of nursing
sa tiil” intervention the patient was able
to recognize early signs of
Objective cues: Within 8 hours of nursing infection and demonstrated
intervention the patient will be techniques such as wound care to
- gangrenous wound able to: recognize early signs of prevent infections.
on the left great toe infection and demonstrate
techniques such as hand Goal Met……………………………....
- foul smell noted
washing to prevent infections. ………………….KPJosol,FSUU/SN

References: Doengenes, M., Moorhouse M.F., Murr, A. Nurse’s Pocket Guide (2017) edition 14 retrieved march 5, 2021

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