The student nurse who is developing a plan of care for a postoperative patient who underwent abdominal surgery to remove a tumor. The student has chosen Risk for Infection as a nursing di-agnosis
Which of the following is the most appropriate goal for this diagnosis? a. The patient's wound drainage will de-crease in 2 days.
b. The patient will report decrease in inci-sional pain by discharge.
c. The progression of infection will be con-trolled or decreased.
d. The patient will describe signs/symptoms of wound infection.
C
In an acute care setting the goal for the diagnosis Risk for Infection is "to control or decrease the progression of infection." An outcome is "The patient's wound drainage will decrease in 2 days." Decreased incisional pain is an expectation postsurgically and not directly related to infection. Having the patient describe the signs/symptoms of infection will aid in early detection, but not in preventing infection.
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