Postpartum care plans

I love care plans!! Ok not really but they do serve a purpose. I'm suppose to be writing one right now but Ive managed to get a little side tracked. Care plans are probably my worst subject in nursing school but I have to admit they have really helped me in understanding the process of patient care. Any way, just in case any one else stumbles across this post I do find that the text books we have are very handy in creating care plans (sometimes I quote them for interventions or rationals). A few suggestions for postpartum nursing diagnosis could be Impaired Skin Integrity (episiotomy, laceration), Deficient fluid volume (hemorrhage), Risk for infection, Ineffective coping.... oh there is so many! As my instructor always says... "What does your pt need?" I hear it alot.....

HI Ms. RN,
can you kindly email me yoru care plan also? Thank you so much for helping.

Hi is it possible you could e-mail me your sample as well, so I could compare my info. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Diane

im pretty late, but do you think i might be able to recieve a copy of that care plan? Dont worry, Im not cheating. My professor has too many crazy details that wont allow us to use anyones elses; it cant even be typed, we have to WRITE IT OUT!

Again - a friendly reminder that this is not a thread for sharing careplans. Having another person do the footwork is not going to help anybody learn. There are plenty of nursing care plan textbooks out there, and Daytonite's earlier post in this thread is quite helpful as well. Yes, care plans are a pain in the butt - been there, done that - but they are useful as a tool for learning to prioritize your patient's needs, and there is no way that having someone else do the majority of the work for you is going to be helpful.

Thanks,
Elvish

There is no postpartum care plan. And if there were you would be using someone else's, exactly what your professor doesn't want you doing. And it is cheating. See Help with Care Plans (http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/help-care-plans-286986.html) for information on how to construct a care plan. Or, list your patient's assessment information and I will help you get your care plan started.

My nursing school textbook, from Ladwig, London and Olds, provided an entire section (pullouts even) with careplans and teaching points for patients, as well. Please, research the above post for your information, or do a little research at school. There is a good reason your professors and instuctors assign you to do this. In nursing, you will be doing a lot of research and using critical thinking that no one can "shortcut" you to, to solve problems in your day to day care of your patients.

One more hint. I went to school before there were many online resources and had to build my own careplans. I built them, saved them in WORD documents, and personalized them for each patient assignment for my classes. This cut a lot of time, yet allowed me to do my *own* work without relying on others to do it for me. Get creative now and you will be glad when you are a nurse, later. Your career will depend on this skill.

Good luck.

I see a trend here... I also am desperate for a care plan to review. I am done with mine... but would love to see where I need improvement. Could you send to me also Ms.RN?
I am feeling terribly inadequate!

I was reading back a few posts and noticed the concern for copying careplans. I actually have an instructor who encourages sharing care plans - NOT COPYING... but seeing it from someone elses eyes and possibly finding out something that can make our care plans better. I really don't see how these CAN be copied... all careplans must be specific to YOUR patient and THEIR symptoms and care. You get out of this what you put in.... and I want to make sure I am doing the best I can. So, copying is not an option... but learning from sharing is!