What are Nursing Implications?

What are Nursing Implications?

Can anyone help me to figure out what Nursing Implications are and how to go about forming them or finding them?

I understand how they apply to meds, but what about for everything else?

Thanks!

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Specializes in Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs.

Nursing implications are the nursing-related consequences of something (a disease, a medication, a procedure). ie. not the medical side effects, but the things which may occur which are up to the nurse to resolve. To work out what they are, you need to understand about the disease, medication or procedure.

eg. a nursing implication of administering blood pressure medication is that you may make the patient hypotensive and cause dizziness etc. As a result, you would want to be on the look out for safety concerns like the patient falling over. That is a basic one, but you get the idea.

Specializes in NICU Level III.

They're nursing responsibilities and what you as the RN should be assessing for. IE - if someone had a cardiac cath, a nursing implication of that should be to make sure they are not allergic to the contrast dye, to assess their vitals when they come back from the procedure, to check the puncture site often, teaching r/t pre and post procedure care (keeping the affected leg straight, drinking lots of water if they aren't a renal pt), checking pedal pulses, etc. It's the RN's job to do this.

Where do I go to get the Nursing Implications for CVA, Scoliosis, Rheumatoid arthritis?

Specializes in DOU.
khesahn68dec said:
Where do I go to get the Nursing Implications for CVA, Scoliosis, Rheumatoid arthritis?

Mine are in the textbook. If you read the sections thoroughly, they tell you what needs to be done. You can also look at the suggested care plans.

Can anyone give me any nursing implications for administering Vancomycin (for MRSA) intravenously to a young woman in jail?

specialKstudent said:
Can anyone give me any nursing implications for administering Vancomycin (for MRSA) intravenously to a young woman in jail.

Look up the drug in your drug book, and look at nursing considerations for that drug.

I am doing a power point presentation and am required to describe nursing implications for Plan B-One Step. I have been unable to find anything about it. Can someone please help? I am thinking there are probably not many, if any, because this is an OTC drug for over 17 yrs old. Thanks

perhaps consider education regarding more effective forms of birth control, such as pills, iud's, depo, things of that nature. std's could be a consideration if a condom was not used, and something to consider..

nsexton said:
I am doing a power point presentation and am required to describe nursing implications for Plan B-One Step. I have been unable to find anything about it. Can someone please help? I am thinking there are probably not many, if any, because this is an OTC drug for over 17 yrs old. Thanks

There's a small section on it in Davis's Drug Guide (and no, I don't work for them lol This is the second time tonight I've referenced it.) You could generally advise about blood pressure, smoking, all of those things that you would consider for a normal contraceptive administration.

PLan B is progesterone only, so it does not have the same contraindications for HBP as a combination BC method will. Just as some added info.

I would teach it is possible that the menstrual cycle could be altered. If the next menses does not arrive within a week of scheduled arrival, pregnancy should be considered. Severe lower abdominal pain after Plan B should be evaluated for possible ectopic pregnancy.

The sooner Plan B is taken within the 72 hour window, the more effective it is. It WILL not terminate a known pregnancy.

Can you talk at all about how it would affect a nurse personally based on their beliefs? Working in a pharmacy we (as employees not the pharmacy itself) have the right to not sell it if we so choose. All we have to do is sign a statement saying we will not sell it. Personally,I have no problem doing so but it is a very touchy subject. I'm probably way late in responding but if you have already given your presentation I hope it went well. :)

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