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Client: 69A Age: 52 Room: DOA: Code status: Full Code Allergies: Penicillin
Reason for hospitalization: Sepsis, CNS embolism?
Priority assessments: Neurological, circulatory, skin, respiratory
Significant history: Cervical spinal stenosis, UGIB, polyarthralgia, hypothyroidism, systemic lupus?
Nursing diagnosis: Ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion related to endocarditis secondary to staph/strep
bacteremia from open skin to right foot
Supporting data: cerebral emboli, cytotoxic edema to occipital lobe, CT findings of acute/subacute infarction, culture
negative endocarditis posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), D dimer: 2189 (<=500), altered LOC
Goals: Pt will not display any signs of further deterioration or increased ICP
Interventions:
-Monitor and document neurologic status frequently and compare with baseline. (e.g., GCS)
-Respirations, noting patterns and rhythm;
(e.g., Cheyne-stokes respiration- rhythmic respiration with periods
of apnea and may indicate dysfunction in the cerebral hemisphere or basal ganglia)
-Assess for nuchal rigidity, twitching, increased restlessness, irritability, onset of seizure activity
Outcomes
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Nursing diagnosis: Acute pain related to polyarthralgia and ulceration to left foot
Supporting data: polyarthralgia, 5-6 bullae to right foot, ~2.0x1.0cm ulceration to left foot, purpura and ecchymosis to
left foot, order for oxycodone, pt report of “poor pain control to legs”, pt reports of 8/10 pain, systemic lupus?
Goals: Patient describes satisfactory pain control at a level less than 3 to 4 on a rating scale of 0 to 10.
Interventions
-Assess patients pain using pain scale
-Assess for signs and symptoms related to pain
-Administer pain medications as ordered and PRN pain
-Assess patients’ goals for pain relief
Outcomes
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Nursing diagnosis: Risk for Infection related to inhibition of antibodies secondary to immunological system
action
Supporting data: sepsis, endocarditis, predisposition to bacteremia (endocarditis), saline lock, nosocomial infection,
suprainfection, ~2.0x1.0cm ulceration to left foot, neuts: 7.30
Goals Patient will be free of infection, afebrile, with no over symptoms of infection or infective process noted.
Interventions
-Monitor temperature q4h
-Monitor for signs and symptoms of deterioration
-Observe for symptoms of suprainfections such as white plaque in mouth and irritation to vagina
- inspect wounds, IV sites, catheter sites, invasive devices and lines, changes in drainage or body fluids
-administer antibiotics as ordered
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Diagnostics/lab data (Identify data most relevant to interventions/diagnosis above)
-CRP: 24.5 (<=5.0)
-ERC: 2.85
-Hgb: 84
-HCT: 0.256
-Neuts: 7.30
-eos: 0.50
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Medications (Identify all meds. Note meds relevant to priority nursing diagnoses & those required for overall management)