Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

(^524) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified

• Epidural analgesia.


• Local infiltration.

NURSING DIAGNOSES

• Anxiety


• Pain, discomfort

NURSING INTERVENTIONS

• Teach the patient:
  
  
  • Benefit of continued exercise.
  
  
  • Increase fluids, especially in nausea.
  
  
  • Observe for signs of dehydration.
  
  
  • Eliminate spicy foods to decrease heartburn.
  
  
  • Eat small, frequent meals.
  
  
  • Increase high-fiber foods to avoid constipation.
  
  
  • Prenatal vitamins daily.
  
  
  • Support hose for varicose veins.
  
  
  • Stool softeners to aid in hemorrhoid pain.
  
  
  • Avoid high heels if backache persists.
  
  
  • Avoid prolonged sitting.
  
  
  • Avoid MMR vaccine in pregnancy.
  
  
  • Suggest Lamaze or other labor support groups.
  
  
  
  

Postpartum

The time from birth to 6 weeks when involutionary changes occur.

WHAT WENT WRONG?

Nothing.

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