Desired Outcome/goal : Patient will get relief from pain as evidenced by a reduction in the pain scale score and verbalization.
Nursing Actions
Primary Prevention
- Assess severity of pain by using a pain scale
- Check the surgical site for any signs of infection or complications
- Support the areas with extra pillow to allow the normal alignment and to prevent strain
- Handle the area gently. Avoid unnecessary handling as this will affect the healing process
- Clean the area around the incision and do surgical dressing at the site of incision to prevent any form of infections
- Provide non-pharmacological measures for pain relief such as diversional activity which diverts the patients mind.
- Administer the pain medications as per the prescription by the pain clinics to relieve the severity of pain.
- Keep the patients body clean in order to avoid infection
Secondary Prevention
- Teach the patient about the relaxation techniques and make him to do it
- Encourage the patient to divert his mind from pain and to engage in pleasurable activities like taking with others
- Do not allow the patient to do strenuous activities. And explain to the patient why those activities are contraindicated.
- Involve the patient in making decisions about his own care and provide a positive psychological support
- Provide the primary preventive care when ever necessary.
Tertiary Prevention
- Educate the client about the importance of cleanliness and encourage him to maintain good personal hygiene.
- Involve the family members in the care of patient
- Encourage relatives to be with the client in order provide a psychological well being to patient .
- Educate the family members about the pain management measures.
- Provide the primary and secondary preventive measures to the client whenever necessary.
Evaluation – patient verbalized that the pain got reduced and the pain scale score also was zero. His facial expression also reveals that he got relief from pain.
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