Chronic Pain and Risk for Infection - NCP for Nasal Cavity Cancer

Nursing Care Plan for for Nasal Cavity Cancer

Nursing Diagnosis : Chronic Pain related to compression / nerve tissue destruction and inflammation.

Nursing Interventions :

1. Perform basic comfort measures (repositioning, massage the back) and keep entertainment activities (newspapers, radio).
2. Teach the client's pain management (relaxation techniques, deep breathing, visualization, guided imagery).
3. Give appropriate analgesic therapy program.
4. Evaluation of pain (scale, location, frequency, duration).

Rational :

1. Increase relaxation and shift the focus of attention the client of pain.
2. Increasing the participation of the client, actively in solving problems and increasing sense of self-control / autonomy.
3. Analgesic reducing pain response.
4. Assessing the development of the client's problem.

Nursing Diagnosis : Risk for infection related to the inadequate secondary defenses and immunosuppressive effects of radiotherapy / chemotherapy.

Nursing Interventions :

1. Emphasize the importance of oral hygiene.
2. Teach hand washing techniques to the client and family, emphasize to avoid scraping / touching the wound area in the nasal cavity (area of operation).
3. Assess the results of laboratory tests which showed a decrease in immune function (leukocytes, erythrocytes, platelets, hemoglobin, plasma albumin).
4. Give antibiotics according to the treatment program.
5. Emphasize the importance of protein-rich nutrition in relation to the decrease in endurance.
6. Assess vital signs and symptoms / signs of infection in the entire body system.

Rational :

1. Infection of the nasal cavity can be sourced from the inadequate oral hygiene.
2. Teaches preventive measures to avoid secondary infection.
3. Assessing the development of cellular immunity / humoral.
4. Antibiotics are used to treat infections or prophylaxis administered on the client with the risk of infection.
5. Protein is necessary as a precursor formation of amino acids making antibodies.
6. Immunosuppressive effects of radiation therapy and chemotherapy can facilitate the emergence of local and systemic infections.

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