Trisha L.

Matula
BSN-3G
Nursing Care Plan for incarcerated inguinal hernia right

Assessment Cues Nursing Pathophysiologic / Desired Outcomes Nursing Intervention

Diagnosis Schematic Diagram Rationale Evaluation
Subjective: Definition: After hours of nursing Dependent: After hours of nursing
The patient stated “I notice Unpleasant Predisposing Precipitating intervention the  Checking the  To make sure intervention the
the sudden enlargement of sensory and patient will be able to: vital signs of that the vital patient was able to:
my scrotum and it has severe emotional Factor Factor 1. Feel relief from the patient signs of clients 1. Feel relieved
pain” “I was afraid of experience the pain cause  Assess the level are all normal from the pain
embarrassment exposing my arising from by disease of hydration of  To know If the cause by
genitals upon consultation” actual 2. Be the patient patient is disease
or potential knowledgeable  Monitor urine dehydrated or 2. The patient
Objective: tissue damage about the output fluid became
The patient was conscious or described in 35 year Afraid of disease and  Maintain overloaded knowledgeable
embarrass
and he experienced severe terms of such old Male wound care intake/output  To monitor about the
pain. damage ment 3. Be free from chart fluid balance
showing disease
(International his genitals the signs and  To ensure that 3. The patient is
Temp: 36.9 Association for symptoms of Independent: the patient has free from signs
BP: 120/70 the Study of infections  Encourage the proper intake and symptoms
RR: 20 Pain); sudden or 4. The patient will patient to drink of fluid and of infection
PR: 88 slow Age
do some of his the prescribed other 4. The patient will
onset of any usual activity medication nutrients. go back to do
Strength: Emotional support intensity from A man's with less  Tract if the  To make sure some of his
abdominal
from family. mild to severe wall weakens
assistance. patient still that the client daily activity
with anticipated in that same experience experience without
Weakness: afraid of the or area as he pain comfort assistance.
ages, raising
embarrassment, shy exposing predictable end  Provide
the possibility
his genitals and a duration of developing comfortable
of 6 months a hernia position to the
patient.
Nursing
Diagnosis: Sex.
Acute pain
Men's groin
related to muscles have a
presence of hole or gaps that
post-operative allow blood to
flow to their
surgical incision testicles. Men are
consequently
more susceptible
to inguinal hernias
than women are.
Reference:
NANDA, Acute
Pain, pp 107.
Retrieved
September 13,
2022
Previous inguinal
hernia

Given that the

patient previously
had a right
inguinal hernia
and had not
received any
consultation, it is
possible that the
patient would be
more at risk for
developing that
condition again.
Increased pressure
in the
compartment of
the abdomen is
develops

Intra-abdominal
wall (containing
membranes or
muscle) of inguinal
canal into the
scrotum becomes
weakened.

Causing the inguinal

ring not to close.
 Evolves into a hole
or defect

Fat or part of the

small intestine
slides through the
inguinal canal

NX DX: Acute Pain

Reference:
 Scribd, Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia (November 2019) https://www.scribd.com/presentation/436233560/21171708-NCP-Incarcerated-Inguinal-Hernia-Converted
 News Medical Life Sciences, Hernia Pathophysiology https://www.news-medical.net/health/Hernia-Pathophysiology.aspx#:~:text=Inguinal%20hernia,-
This%20is%20the&text=This%20type%20of%20hernia%20mainly,which%20contains%20the%20spermatic%20cord.
 My Health Alberta, Inguinal Hernia. https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/aftercareinformation/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=abr6767