Nursing Care Plan and Sample Outline
Nursing Care Plan and Sample Outline
Nursing Care Plan and Sample Outline
HOW TO START
Example: Acute Pain r/t tissue trauma AEB pain level of 9 on 1-10 scale and winces in pain.
Ex: Patient will verbalize a decrease in pain by rating less than 5 on 1-10 pain scale within 24 hours of receiving pain medication.
Examples: Nurse will assess the patient’s pain level Q2 hrs. while patient is awake, nurse will administer ____ per md instructions to decrease
pain levels, nurse will educate patient on how to prevent or manage pain with 4 nonpharmacological techniques, nurse will reposition patient Q2
hours to increase comfort of patient.
NURSING DIAGNOSIS #1
PRIORITY
Diagnostic Statement:
Justification for
Prioritization (Use Safety, Intervention #3 Implementation #3
ABC’s, Maslow’s)