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Nursing Care Plan for Cellulitis

The nursing care plan summarizes interventions for a 4-year-old female patient admitted with cellulitis of the left leg. The plan includes assessing vital signs, teaching proper hand washing and skin assessment, monitoring the skin condition daily, and administering antibiotics as ordered to prevent infection while the leg heals. The goal is to educate the guardian on infection prevention and identify any worsening of the skin so issues can be addressed early.

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Nursing Care Plan for Cellulitis

The nursing care plan summarizes interventions for a 4-year-old female patient admitted with cellulitis of the left leg. The plan includes assessing vital signs, teaching proper hand washing and skin assessment, monitoring the skin condition daily, and administering antibiotics as ordered to prevent infection while the leg heals. The goal is to educate the guardian on infection prevention and identify any worsening of the skin so issues can be addressed early.

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  • Nursing Care Plan

NURSING CARE PLAN

Patient: LRB Age/ Sex: 4/F Admitting Diagnosis: Cellulitis Left Leg

ASSESSMENT NURSING PLANNING AND NURSING RATIONALE EVALUATION


CUES DIAGNOSIS OUTCOME INTERVENTION

SUBJECTIVE: Risk for infection After 8 hours of Independent: Goal met,


N/A related to nursing Assess vital Provides the
inadequate intervention and signs information guardian
primary defenses health teaching, about overall of the
the client will be fluid balance. patient
able to identify was able
OBJECTIVE: behaviors and Provide to
Lab result practices to proper hand Reduces rick identify
shows: prevent and reduce washing of cross- behaviors
increased the risk for technique to contaminatio and
eosinophil infection client and n/ bacteria practices
s-0.10 caregivers to
prevent
monocyte Teach the To prevent and
s-0.09 patients development reduce
guardian of of serious the risk
skin problems. for
Capillary assessment Basic skin infection
refill and ways to assessment
within 3 monitor for are color,
seconds skin moisture and
Good skin breakdown intact skin
turgor
Systematic
Monitor inspection
conditions at can identify
least once a impending
day for color problems
or texture early
changes.
Determine
whether the
client is
experiences
loss of
sensation Prevents
entry of
Maintain bacteria
aseptic nosocomial
technique infection
with any
procedures.
Provide
routine site
care as
appropriate

Wide
Dependent: spectrum
Administer antibiotics
antibiotics may be used
as ordered prophylactica
lly, or
antibiotic
therapy may
be geared
toward
specific
organism

Provide
supplementa In presence
l IV fluid as of reduced
necessary intake and/or
excessive
loss, use
parenteral
route may
correct
deficiency.

PREPARED BY:

RADOVAN, RACHEL GRACE

BSN3/ UPHSD-LASPINAS

ASSESSMENT CUES NURSING DIAGNOSIS PLANNING AND OUTCOME NURSING INTERVENTION RATIONALE EVALUATION SUBJECTIVE: N/A OBJECTIVE:
changes. Determine whether the client is experiences loss of sensation  Maintain aseptic technique with any proced
l IV fluid as necessary of reduced intake and/or excessive loss, use parenteral route may correct deficiency. PREPARE

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