Nursing Interventions: Diverticular Disease Administer antibiotics, stool softeners, and antispasmodics, as ordered. For severe pain, administer analgesics as ordered. Maintain bed rest for patient with acute diverticulitis. Maintain liquid diet during the acute attack. If diverticular bleeding occurs, the patient may require angiography and catheter placement for vasopressin infusion. When administering medications, monitor the patient […]
Nursing Interventions: Head Injuries Maintain a patent airway. Assist with endotracheal intubation or tracheotomy as necessary. Administer medications as ordered. Protect the patient for further injury by using side rails. Assist the unsteady patient with walking. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter if ordered. If the patient is unconscious, insert a nasogastric tube to prevent aspiration. […]
Nursing Interventions: Guillain-Barre Syndrome Turn and reposition the patient, and encourage coughing and deep breathing. If respiratory failure becomes imminent, establish an emergency airway with an endotracheal tube. Give meticulous skin care to prevent skin-breakdown and contractures. Perform passive range of motion exercises within the patient’s pain limits. To prevent aspiration, test the gag reflex […]
Nursing Interventions: Gout Give pain medication as needed especially during acute attacks. Apply cold packs to inflamed joints to ease discomfort and reduce swelling. Administer anti-inflammatory medication and other drugs, as ordered. To promote sleep, administer pain medication at times that allow maximum rest. Encourage bed rest, but use a bed cradle to keep bed […]
Nursing Interventions: Goodpasture’s Syndrome Elevate the head of the bed and administer humidified oxygen to promote adequate oxygenation. Encourage the patient to observe his energy. Assist with plasmapheresis as ordered. Administer blood transfusions to treat severe iron deficiency anemia, and administer corticosteroids, as ordered. Prepare the patient for dialysis or kidney transplantation to manage renal […]
Nursing Interventions: Gonorrhea Use standard precautions when obtaining specimens for laboratory examination and when caring for the patient. Isolate the patient with an eye infection. If the patient has gonococcal arthritis, apply moist heat to ease the pain in the affected joints. Before treatment, determine if the patient has any drug sensitivities. Monitor the patient […]
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