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Assessment Diagnosis Planning Intervention Evaluation: VIII. Nursing Care Plan

The document outlines a nursing care plan for a patient with an abscess. It includes an assessment noting inflammation, pus collection, and bulging/odor. The diagnosis is acute pain related to the abscess. The plan is to provide treatments to relieve pain like warm sitz baths, medications, and antibiotics. Self-care education on hygiene and the condition is also included.

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Assessment Diagnosis Planning Intervention Evaluation: VIII. Nursing Care Plan

The document outlines a nursing care plan for a patient with an abscess. It includes an assessment noting inflammation, pus collection, and bulging/odor. The diagnosis is acute pain related to the abscess. The plan is to provide treatments to relieve pain like warm sitz baths, medications, and antibiotics. Self-care education on hygiene and the condition is also included.

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Assessment Diagnosis Planning Intervention Evaluation

Inflammation and a Acute pain related to After the shift, the patient -Provide treatment to After the shift, the
collection swelling will relieve pain and discomfort. patient expresses
infected material report reduction or If the abscess is very deep, his/her feeling that
(pus) lessening of warm sitz baths(sitting in a there is minimal pain
pain tub of warm water) are and discomfort.
useful for relief of (Pain Scale: 3 out of 10)
inflammation (pain and
swelling) and may assist
with localization of the
abscess to permit drainage

-Pain medication &


antibiotics may be needed if
prescribed by the doctors
ordered
Bulging of pus around Self care deficit: Poor After the shift, the patient Instruct the patient the After the shift, the
the area and the hygiene will preventive measure of patient shows a sense
smell (foul odor) start to maintain good abscess such of good hygiene
hygiene as good hygiene is important
and understand its in prevention of skin
importance abscesses
Traumatized with Fear After the shift, the patient Assess the factors At the end of the shift,
such condition will be able to manage contributing to patient pain, patient initiate his
his/her feelings about the fear, fatigue and anger willingness to overcome
situation his condition
VIII. Nursing Care Plan

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