You are the nurse receiving report on your patient that was admitted

as an emergency earlier in the day. A 64-year-old female underwent a right colectomy. The right side of her colon was removed due to cancer. She has a history of smoking & no other health problems. She is currently being transferred to you in PACU. She has a midline incision with a Penrose drain, a stab wound w/ a Jackson Pratt drain to incision. She also has a NG tube, attached to intermittent suction. She is alert, riented and can move all 4 extremities. BP is 110/68, Respiratory rate is 14, O2 stats are at 93% w/ additional oxygen given via nasal cannula.
All labs are normal. You are asked to change the dressings daily and document the drainage. What precautions will you take to prevent this patient from obtaining a nosocomial infection?
Please answer the questions and develop a care plan for a patient that will be having an elective surgery.


Needs to be a care plan, can use this template.


  Surgical Procedure:_____________________________________________
Date:_____________ Definition of Surgical Procedure:___________________________________
Patient Initials: ______ Age: ___ Date of Care: _____ ______________________________________________________________
Medical Diagnosis: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Assessment data for Nursing Diagnosis
Nursing Diagnosis Collaborative Problems
Expected Outcomes with Indicators
Nursing Interventions
Scientific Rationale for Nursing Interventions
Realistic Evaluation

Effectiveness of Nursing Interventions
Attainment of Expected Outcomes


need only to use off info provided not make up anything