Care plan for infected surgical wound

[polysuazo]

HI!

I'm on my second semester and working on a care plan for my patient who had hip surgery due to a car accident (he is 32) the wound is infected now and he is being treated with antibiotics IV and oral. He is also has anemia which I think contributed to the infection.

I have several ideas for my nursing diagnosis but I have trouble with the 5 nursing interventions I need. Maybe I'm complicating myself on this one because I don't want to repeat what I have done before (I'm on Ortho-surgical floor).

So far I have:

1- 1- Delayed surgical recovery R/T microbial contamination of the surgical wound AEB deep wound culture positive for staphylococcus aureus

2- 2- Delayed surgical wound healing R/T decreased oxygen supply to body AEB low HBG, HTC and RCB count.

3- 3-Activity intolerance R/T pain secondary to surgical procedure AEB Pt expressed pain when ambulating/moving

4- 4 Risk for falls R/T unsteady gait secondary to surgical procedure

5- 5- Anxiety R/T change in health status AEB expressed concern regarding health and recovery.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance!!!

[Jenngirl34RN]

Don't worry about repeating yourself- if interventions are appropriate for your patient you need to use them, even if you have used them on all your previous care plans. You have to do what your patient needs. You will probably use some of the interventions for all of your patients on an ortho surgical floor, as many of them will have similar issues.

[polysuazo]

Don't worry about repeating yourself- if interventions are appropriate for your patient you need to use them, even if you have used them on all your previous care plans. You have to do what your patient needs. You will probably use some of the interventions for all of your patients on an ortho surgical floor, as many of them will have similar issues.

Thank you!

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

Those are all nursing diagnoses, not nursing interventions. What would you DO about those things?

[polysuazo]

Yep, that's why I asked for intervention ideas. I got it done though. Thanks!