Needing care plan help, too!

when you do a "risk for" diagnosis, the aeb part of the diagnostic statement, of course, is not written. however, i'm going to tell you that it is "silent" and you really need to have those symptoms of whatever risk problem you have in the back of your mind clearly laid out even though they are not written into your nursing diagnostic statement, such that the nursing diagnostic statement really reads risk for injury r/t polydrug effect and altered mobility [aeb the signs and symptoms of the side effects of multiple drugs being given together and anticipated mobility problems]. so, even though the risk is "polydrug effect" you really are going to be monitoring and perhaps doing things to prevent those expected sides effects from happening. you'll have to check references on the compatibility of these drugs. try using this website: http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/drugchecker/. so, your interventions will be to monitor for the signs and symptoms of those effects, primarily. then, perhaps, to perform interventions to prevent some of the effects from occurring. the same applies to the altered mobility. you would list out what the specific signs of altered mobility are that you want to specifically monitor the patient for as well as how you plan to prevent them (ex: pressure ulcer or contractures). am i making sense and stating this clearly so you understand what i am saying?

So, what exactly are you looking for help with? I'm at a loss here as to what to help you with.

you've got a problem with using acute pain r/t constipation. do you have a nursing diagnosis reference? you really need to read the nanda information on these diagnoses carefully. the r/t (related factors) that nanda lists for acute pain needs to be an "injury agent". how is constipation injuring and causing pain? additionally, there is a nursing diagnosis for constipation. you really should use that if this patient has a problem with constipation. it's more focused to the problem at hand.

please remember that you are diagnosing. diagnoses are based upon the symptoms that the patient is having. they are not something that you arbitrarily pull out of the air. look at what nanda says are the symptoms (defining characteristics) listed for the diagnosis of constipation (they are listed on this website: [color=#3366ff]constipation) and see if your patient doesn't have one or more of them. if they do, then, bingo!, you've got the right diagnosis and those symptoms are the "aeb" part of your 3-part diagnostic statement. as i just posted to another thread for someone writing their first care plan: just about everything you do on the care plan is focused on the symptoms the patient has. the care plan is a problem solving process. if the patient's problem is constipation, his symptoms are a result and that's where you focus your attention and interventions.

infection does not cause pain. you need to know the pathology of infection. the inflammation that precedes and accompanies the infection is what causes the pain. the cardinal signs of infection are redness, heat, swelling and pain. the pain is due to the inflammatory response of the infection. therefore, your nursing diagnosis should be acute pain r/t inflammatory response aeb xxx (patient's symptoms go here).

a long term goal is to be free of the infection. a short term goal, since acute pain is pain lasting less than 6 months, could be to be free of the pain. your goals are always the anticipated results of your nursing interventions and focus on solving the patient's response to their problem and it's symptoms or the underlying cause of their problem. see post #157 on https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/careplans-help-please-r-t-aeb-121128.html for an explanation on how to write goal statements.