Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Acute Pain - Nursing Care Plan LBP

Nursing Care Plan for Lower Back Pain

Nursing Diagnosis for Lower Back Pain : Acute pain related to the agent of injury (physical, musculo skeletal disorders and vascular nervous system).

Defining characteristics :
Verbal
  • Took a deep breath, moaning.
  • Complained of pain.
Motor
  • Grinning face.
  • Step struggling.
  • Rigid posture / unstable.
  • Movement is very slow or forced.
Autonomic response
  • Changes in vital signs.


Goal :
Pain is reduced / lost

Outcome :

Levels of pain
  • Reported pain reduced / lost.
  • Frequency of pain reduced / lost.
  • Long of pain pain reduced / lost.
  • Oral expression is reduced / lost.
  • Muscle tension is reduced / lost.
  • Can rest.
  • Pain scale decreased.
Control of pain
  • Know the factors that cause.
  • Know the onset of pain.
  • Rarely / never done action / relief with non- analgesic.
  • Rarely / never use of analgesics.
  • Rarely / never reported pain to the healthcare team.
  • Pain controlled.
Level of comfort
  • Report needs a break - sleeping fulfilled.
  • Reported good physical condition.
  • Reported good psychological condition.

Interventions :


Pain Management
  • Perform a comprehensive pain assessment (location, characteristics, duration, frequency, quality, and precipitation factors).
  • Observation of non-verbal reactions of discomfort.
  • Use therapeutic communication techniques to determine the client's experience of pain.
  • Assess the culture that affects pain response.
  • Evaluation of past painful experiences.
  • Evaluation with clients and other health team about the ineffectiveness of pain control past.
  • Help clients and families to seek and find support.
  • Control environment that may affect pain (room temperature, lighting, and noise).
  • Reduce pain precipitation factor.
  • Choose and pain management (pharmacological, non-pharmacological and interpersonal).
  • Assess the type and source of pain to determine the intervention.
  • Teach about non-pharmacological techniques.
  • Give analgesics to reduce pain.
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of pain control.
  • Increase the break.
  • Collaboration with doctors, if there is a complaint and the action of pain that did not work.
  • Monitor client acceptance of pain management.

Analgesic Andministrasi
  • Determine the location, quality characteristics, and the degree of pain as drug delivery.
  • Check the doctor's instructions about the type of medication, dosage and frequency.
  • Check history of allergy.
  • Select the required analgesics or combination of analgesics when giving more than one.
  • Determine analgesic choice , depending on the type and severity of pain.
  • Determine the route of administration of analgesic options, and the optimal dose.
  • Select the route of administration of intravenous / intramuscular, for the treatment of pain on a regular basis.
  • Monitor vital signs before and after the administration of first analgesic.
  • Give analgesic especially timely when severe pain.
  • Evaluation of the analgesic effectiveness of signs and symptoms (side effects).

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