The nursing care plan summarizes interventions for a neonatal patient diagnosed with sepsis. Over an 8 hour period, the nurse will isolate the patient, monitor visitors, practice hand hygiene and sterile technique, limit invasive devices, inspect wounds, provide sponge baths to reduce fever, and observe for worsening symptoms. Specimens will be collected and antibiotics administered as directed by the care plan. The goal is for the patient to achieve timely healing and be free from further infection after 8 hours of nursing interventions.
The nursing care plan summarizes interventions for a neonatal patient diagnosed with sepsis. Over an 8 hour period, the nurse will isolate the patient, monitor visitors, practice hand hygiene and sterile technique, limit invasive devices, inspect wounds, provide sponge baths to reduce fever, and observe for worsening symptoms. Specimens will be collected and antibiotics administered as directed by the care plan. The goal is for the patient to achieve timely healing and be free from further infection after 8 hours of nursing interventions.
The nursing care plan summarizes interventions for a neonatal patient diagnosed with sepsis. Over an 8 hour period, the nurse will isolate the patient, monitor visitors, practice hand hygiene and sterile technique, limit invasive devices, inspect wounds, provide sponge baths to reduce fever, and observe for worsening symptoms. Specimens will be collected and antibiotics administered as directed by the care plan. The goal is for the patient to achieve timely healing and be free from further infection after 8 hours of nursing interventions.
The nursing care plan summarizes interventions for a neonatal patient diagnosed with sepsis. Over an 8 hour period, the nurse will isolate the patient, monitor visitors, practice hand hygiene and sterile technique, limit invasive devices, inspect wounds, provide sponge baths to reduce fever, and observe for worsening symptoms. Specimens will be collected and antibiotics administered as directed by the care plan. The goal is for the patient to achieve timely healing and be free from further infection after 8 hours of nursing interventions.
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NURSING CARE PLAN ─ Neonatal Sepsis
ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSIS INFERENCE PLANNING INTERVENTION RATIONALE EVALUATION SUBJECTIVE: Risk for Sepsis is a clinical After 8 hours of INDEPENDENT: Body substance After 8 hours “Walng gana infection related term used to nursing Provide isolation isolation (BSI) of dumede ang anak to compromised describe interventions, and monitor visitors should be used for nursing ko, parang mainit immune symptomatic the patient will as indicated. all infectious interventions, sya at matamlay” system. bacteremia, with or achieve timely Wash hands before patients. Reverse the patient (it’s difficult to without organ healing and free or after each care isolation/restricti was feed my baby, she dysfunction. from further activity, even gloves on of visitors may able to feels warm to Sustained infection. are used. be needed to achieve touch & not very bacteremia, in Limit use of invasive protect the timely healing active) as contrast to devices or immunosuppressed and free from verbalized by the transient procedure as patient. further mother. bacteremia, may possible. Reduces risk of infection. result in a Inspect wounds or cross OBJECTIVE: sustained febrile site of invasive contamination • Increased body response that may devices, paying because gloves temperature. be associated with particular attention may have • Flushed skin. organ dysfunction. to parenteral lines. noticeable defects, • Increased Septicemia refers Maintain sterile get torn or respiratory rate. to technique when damaged during the active changing dressings, use. • V/S taken as multiplication of suctioning or Prevents spread of follows: bacteria in the providing site care. infection via T: 37.7 bloodstream that Provide tepid airborne droplets. P: 130 results in an sponge bath and May provide clue R: 45 overwhelming avoid use of alcohol. to portal entry, infection. Observe for chills type of primary and profuse infecting diaphoresis. organisms, as well Monitor for signs of as early identification Student Nurses’ Community deterioration of secondary condition or failure infection. to improve in Prevents therapy. introduction of bacteria, reducing COLLABORATIVE: risk of nosocomial Obtain specimens of infection. urine, blood, Used to reduce sputum, wound as fever. indicated for gram Chills often stain, and precede sensitivity. temperature spikes Administer in presence of antibiotics as generalized prescribed. infection. May reflect inappropriate antibiotic therapy or overgrowth of secondary infections. Identification of portal entry and organism causing the septicemia is crucial in effective treatment. To prevent further spread of infection.