Prioritize two patient problems and select a NANDA-I nursing diagnosis for each.( Patient is a 55 yo female with cervical cancer).
Justify your reasoning regarding both your problem prioritization and the selection of each of your nursing diagnoses. Identify an actual nursing diagnosis for your patient – do not use a “risk for” nursing diagnosis.
Step 4: Identify and justify two evidence-based nursing interventions for each diagnosis
Provide a rationale for each intervention you selected.
Step 5: Write the expected patient outcome for each nursing diagnosis
Provide an outcome that is patient-centered, measurable, and time-limited. +1500 words include references citation in text is APA
NANDA-I nursing diagnosis
Nursing Interventions
For Acute Pain:
Nursing Intervention 1: Provide medication management consisting of oral or topical medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen according to physician orders. Rationale: Medication management provides relief from acute pain due its ability reduce inflammation, facilitate relaxation, and provide comfort measure such as warmth or cold therapy (Trujillo & Verma, 2021).
Nursing Intervention 2: Encourage relaxation techniques such as guided imagery or progressive muscle relaxation exercises. Rationale: Relaxation techniques have been found effective in providing short term relief from acute pain while also helping reduce anxiety levels associated with chronic illnesses(Blanchard & Andrasik, 2003) .
For Readiness for Enhanced Knowledge:
Nursing Intervention 1: Assess level of understanding related to available treatments including risks and benefits associated with each option. Rationale : Assessing prior knowledge allows nurses formulate education plans tailored specific educational needs which result improved quality decision making by patients(Kosaraju et al.,2018) .
Nursing Intervention 2 : Educate patient on different types of treatments available using visual aids such pamphlets/brochures .Rationale : Visual aids have been demonstrated effective tools enhance comprehension regarding complex medical topics leading greater success when navigating through treatment decisions(Kamat et al.,2020) .
Patient Outcomes
Acute Pain Outcome At completion of plan care ,patient will report decreased discomfort score from 8/10 at baseline 6/10 within 4 hours . Readiness for Enhanced Knowledge Outcome At completion plan care ,patient will demonstrate increased understanding regarding available treatment options evidenced by verbalizing three pros cons each option within 3 days intervention initiation .