1) The patient has an impaired skin integrity diagnosis due to an infected pressure ulcer on her buttocks. The short term goal is to reduce the risk of further skin impairment after 6 hours of interventions.
2) Nursing orders include repositioning the patient frequently, performing wound care, encouraging nutrition and hydration, and providing a nutrition supplement.
3) After 6 hours the goal was met as the patient's risk of further skin impairment was reduced, as evidenced by no additional tissue breakdown.
1) The patient has an impaired skin integrity diagnosis due to an infected pressure ulcer on her buttocks. The short term goal is to reduce the risk of further skin impairment after 6 hours of interventions.
2) Nursing orders include repositioning the patient frequently, performing wound care, encouraging nutrition and hydration, and providing a nutrition supplement.
3) After 6 hours the goal was met as the patient's risk of further skin impairment was reduced, as evidenced by no additional tissue breakdown.
1) The patient has an impaired skin integrity diagnosis due to an infected pressure ulcer on her buttocks. The short term goal is to reduce the risk of further skin impairment after 6 hours of interventions.
2) Nursing orders include repositioning the patient frequently, performing wound care, encouraging nutrition and hydration, and providing a nutrition supplement.
3) After 6 hours the goal was met as the patient's risk of further skin impairment was reduced, as evidenced by no additional tissue breakdown.
marks) Criteria Marks) (1 mark) Impaired Skin Integrity related to Short term : 1. Encourage frequent 1. Repositioning the patient The goal was met: pressure ulcer as evidenced by After 6 hours of nursing repositioning frequently can help to Subjective data: patient has infected pressure ulcer intervention the patient distribute pressure more After 6 hrs of nursing on her buttocks. will reduced risk of evenly across the body, interventions patient reduced risk further impairment of decreasing the risk of of further impairment of skin skin integrity. developing bed ulcers integrity as evidenced by no Objective data: 2. Perform necessary wound care additional tissue breakdown . Temperature: 38.7 C. 2. roper cleansing and Pulse: 88 beat/minute application of ointments, Respiratory Rate: 15 sprays, foams, and breath/minute dressings will aid in healing BP:120/80 mm/Hg. Long term: and the prevention of presence of infected pressure After 4 hours of nursing further breakdown. ulcer on her buttocks intervention the patient 3. Encourage nutrition and will experience healing hydration. 3. Protein intake, vitamins of pressure ulcer . A, C & E, and zinc support wound healing . Enteral nutrition and IV fluids may be necessary for adequate 4 Provide local wound care nutrition.
4. Patient is prone to sore
5. Provide nutrition supplement as and/or bleeding gums and nutritionist order bad taste in mouth, which contributes to anorexia