You are the nurse receiving a report on your patient that was…

Question You are the nurse receiving a report on your patient that was… You are the nurse receiving a report on your patient that was admitted as an emergency earlier in the day. A 64-year-old female underwent a right colectomy. The right side of her colon was removed due to cancer. She has a history of smoking & no other health problems. She is currently being transferred to you in PACU. She has a midline incision with a Penrose drain, and a stab wound w/ a Jackson Pratt drain to incision. She also has an NG tube, attached to intermittent suction. She is alert, oriented, and can move all 4 extremities. BP is 110/68, Respiratory rate is 14, O2 stats are at 93% w/ additional oxygen given via nasal cannula. All labs are normal. You are asked to change the dressings dailyand document the drainage. What precautions will you take to prevent this patient from obtaining a nosocomial infection? Answer the question and develop a care plan for this patient.Using nursing reference materials, build a care plan using this care plantemplate.  Assessment data for Nursing Diagnosis?Nursing Diagnosis & Collaborative Problems (3 total )?Expected Outcomes with Indicators (1 per ND, total 3)?Nursing Interventions(2 per Expected outcome)?Scientific Rationale for Nursing Interventions?Realistic Evaluation(How do you know it worked?)?    Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)