i'm all out of ideas for interventions!

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i have a concept map due at the end of this week, and one of my dx is urine elimination, we need 3 goal and 3 interventions for each goal, i'm out of interventions! all i need is one more! can any one give me an idea? :banghead:

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can't help you without knowing what the symptom(s) supporting the urine elimination are. your interventions and goals should be aimed at doing something for those symptoms.

by the way, there is no nursing diagnosis called "urine elimination". there is impaired urinary elimination. is that what you meant? here's a link to a webpage with nursing diagnosis information as well as some suggestions for goals and interventions: [color=#3366ff]impaired urinary elimination

there is information on writing care plans on these threads on allnurses:

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well, dx was urinary elimination,altered. my pt was a TAH and had recently had her foley removed had was c/o difficulty voiding. also had c/o pain. i know it's normal after surgery, but i thought it would be a good nrsg. dx. but thanks for the link to the other web sight!:nuke:

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Assess for bladder distention and contact DR., if standing order to straight cath is not in place. Most OB docs have standing orders to straight cath and check residule after X hours if no void. Prior to that you can do the run the water, dribble water across the meatus, and stick hand in tepid water.

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thanks. :up:

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i have a concept map due at the end of this week, and one of my dx is urine elimination, we need 3 goal and 3 interventions for each goal, i'm out of interventions! all i need is one more! can any one give me an idea? :banghead:

i am not sure what a concept map is. is this like a care plan? what are your goals? what interventions do you have so far? we'll put our heads together and come up with some more. don't forget about your therapeutic interventions,such as teaching and encouraging. let me know what you got so far. don't give up.

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i am not sure what a concept map is. is it like a care plan?

a concept map, or care map, is a care plan presented in a different physical way than the classic chart method. you can see what a care map looks like on this webpage:

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the goals i have are the patient will not have difficulty urinating during my shift. the other goal was the pt will void 300cc or > during my shift. and my long term goal was the pt will empty bladder regularly w/out any discomfort or pain during hospital stay and cont to do so after discharged to home. i need one more intervention for the long term goal.

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What are the interventions that you already have?

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i have the nurse will encourage fluid intake. the nurse will advise pt to notify if any difficutly of discomfort occrus during urination, the nurse will monitor for pain/difficulty voiding, the nurse will put pt on i&o's, will monitor output, will advise pt to void when sesastions of urine occur, and the nurse will discuss w/pt the importance of fully emptying bladder. all i need is one more.

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your relationship of your goals and interventions as i see them are:

the patient will not have difficulty urinating during my shift

  • the nurse will advise pt to notify if any difficulty or discomfort occurs during urination
  • the nurse will monitor for pain
  • the nurse will monitor for difficulty voiding
    • difficulty is repeated in two interventions; discomfort and pain are interchangeable terms and thus are also repeated

    [*]the nurse will advise pt to void when sensations to urinate occur

the patient will void 300cc or more during my shift

  • the nurse will encourage fluid intake
  • the nurse will put pt on i&o's, will monitor output

long term goal: the pt will empty bladder regularly without any discomfort or pain during hospital stay and continue to do so after discharged to home

  • the nurse will discuss with patient the importance of fully emptying bladder

aren't the first goal and your long term goal kind of the same except for the time element tacked onto them?

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well i guess i want for my short term goal to be would be for my patient to not complain of any pain or difficutly voiding during my shift. my long term is more of a educational goal. i want to teach her that it is very important to void when feeling of urination occur. i just really don't know what else to write for this diagnosis. :uhoh3:

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