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Nursing Diagnosis: Risk for infection related to fracture and traumatized tissues
Assessment planning intervention rationale
Subjective data: At the end of the nurse- Independent:
client interaction, The 1.Inspect The skin for pre- 1. Pins or wires sh
Objective Data: patient will be able to: existing irritation or breaks in not be inserted
Presence of restricting device a. Achieve timely continuity. through skin
BP- 130/60 mmHg wound healing infections, rash
HR- 65 bpm b. Free from any signs abrasions.
RR- 18 cpm of infection such as 2. , Assess being sites, and 2. May indicate th
T- 36.8 C fever skin areas noting reports of onset of local
increased pain, burning infection or tiss
sensation, presence of necrosis.
edema, erythema or
drainage.
3. Instruct patient not to
touch the insertion sites 3. Minimize
4. . Monitor vital signs note opportunity for
presence of chills, fever, contamination
malaise, Changes in 4. Hypotension,
mentation. confusion,
tachycardia, ch
5. Provide sterile pin or favor reflect
wound care, a clean developing sep
environment according to 5. may prevent cr
protocol and exercise contamination
meticulous hand washing. possibility of
infection.
Collaborative:
6. Administered medications
as indicated, antibiotics such
as Cefuroxime, Ceftriaxone. 6. Antibiotics may
use prophylacti
or maybe geare
toward a specifi
microorganism