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    The nursing care plan is for a patient experiencing a headache with a pain level of 6 out of 10. The plan includes assessing the headache, diagnosing it as an impaired comfort related to the headache, and planning interventions to relieve the pain and promote comfort. The interventions include maintaining a calm quiet environment, using relaxation techniques like heat/cold applications and deep breathing, offering diversions like back rubs and music, and administering pain medication as ordered. The goal is to decrease the patient's pain level and discomfort after 4 hours of nursing interventions.

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    The nursing care plan is for a patient experiencing a headache with a pain level of 6 out of 10. The plan includes assessing the headache, diagnosing it as an impaired comfort related to the headache, and planning interventions to relieve the pain and promote comfort. The interventions include maintaining a calm quiet environment, using relaxation techniques like heat/cold applications and deep breathing, offering diversions like back rubs and music, and administering pain medication as ordered. The goal is to decrease the patient's pain level and discomfort after 4 hours of nursing interventions.

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    The nursing care plan is for a patient experiencing a headache with a pain level of 6 out of 10. The plan includes assessing the headache, diagnosing it as an impaired comfort related to the headache, and planning interventions to relieve the pain and promote comfort. The interventions include maintaining a calm quiet environment, using relaxation techniques like heat/cold applications and deep breathing, offering diversions like back rubs and music, and administering pain medication as ordered. The goal is to decrease the patient's pain level and discomfort after 4 hours of nursing interventions.

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    The nursing care plan is for a patient experiencing a headache with a pain level of 6 out of 10. The plan includes assessing the headache, diagnosing it as an impaired comfort related to the headache, and planning interventions to relieve the pain and promote comfort. The interventions include maintaining a calm quiet environment, using relaxation techniques like heat/cold applications and deep breathing, offering diversions like back rubs and music, and administering pain medication as ordered. The goal is to decrease the patient's pain level and discomfort after 4 hours of nursing interventions.

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    NURSING CARE PLAN Impaired Comfort


    ASSESSMENT

    SUBJECTIVE:
    My head hurts,
    as verbalized by
    the patient.
    Pain scale of 6 out
    of 10.

    OBJECTIVES:
    Facial mask of
    pain
    Facial grimace
    Restlessness

    Vital signs
    T- 36.2
    P- 86
    R- 22

    DIAGNOSIS

    Impaired
    comfort
    related
    headache

    INFERENCE

    PLANNING

    INTERVENTIONS

    RATIONALE

    EVALUATION

    traction to or
    irritation of the
    meninges and blood
    vessels

    stimulation of
    nociceptors

    nociceptor sends a
    message up the
    length of the nerve
    fiber to the nerve
    cells in the brain

    Headache/pain

    unpleasant feeling
    that is conveyed to
    the brain by sensory
    neurons

    alters comfort/
    impairs ability of
    person to function

    After 4
    hours of
    nursing
    intervention
    s, patients
    subjective
    perception
    of altered
    comfort/pain
    will be
    decreased;
    patient will
    be able to
    verbalize
    relief of
    pain; there
    will be
    diminished
    or absent
    nonverbal
    indicators.

    Note for the


    location, scale,
    intensity and onset
    of pain

    To determine
    the nursing care
    to be given to
    the patient.

    Maintain a calm and


    quite environment.

    To minimize
    stimulus that
    could aggravate
    the condition of
    the patient

    After 4 hours of
    nursing
    interventions,
    goal met.
    Patient
    verbalized being
    relieved of pain
    and there is no
    nonverbal
    indicators of
    pain/discomfort
    present.

    Use relaxation
    technique such as:
    heat and cold
    application an deep
    breathing exercise
    Provide a dim and
    light but providing
    good ventilation.

    To promote
    comfort and
    relaxation.
    To add comfort
    to the patient

    Offer back rubs,


    massages, slow
    rhythmic breathing,
    repositioning and
    other diversional
    activities such as
    music, TV, etc.

    They serve as
    nonpharmacological
    methods for
    reducing
    pain/promoting
    comfort

    Dependent:

    To help relieve

    Student Nurses Community

    BP 140/60

    Administer pain
    medications as
    ordered

    of pain.

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