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Hip replacement surgery: A surgical procedure in which the damaged or pain ful hip joint is replaced with prosthetic implants. It may be a total or hemi replacement surgery.
Nursing Diagnosis: for Mrs.A
1. Impaired physical mobility related to surgery, pain and discomfort as evidenced by reluctance to attempt movement and reports of pain movement.
Expected outcome:
Client will display increased function and strength of affected joint and limb and participate in rehabilitation/ ADL programme.
Nursing Interventions:
* Maintain operated extremity in prescribed alignment and support the position with pillows.
* Turn on the unoperated side using an adequate number of personnel
* Administer analgesics before and after activities , to prevent muscle spasm andbpain
* Demonstrate and assist with transfer techniques and use of mobility aids such as Walker.
2. Risk for infection related to high glucose level and or Urinary tract infection
Expected outcome:
* Demonstrate lifestyle changes, techniques to prevent development of infection.
* Identify interventions to reduce or prevent risk of infection.
Nursing Interventions:
* Observe the surgical site for the signs of infection , and inflammation such as fever , wound drainage, cloudy urine.
* Maintain strict aseptic techniques for all medical procedures for the patient such as site care, IV insertion etc.
* Hand hygiene have to maintain before and after the procedures .
* Administer antibiotics as per physician's order ; To prevent infection.
3. Imbalance nutritional status more than body requirements related to over intake of calories as evidenced by the BMI of 37 kg / m2
Expected outcome:
* Assist the patient in planning for designing the dietary modification to meet the patient's long term goal of weight control.
* Patient verbalizes the factors that contributing to weight gain / benefits of weight loss
* Patient achieves the desired weight loss in a reasonable period.
Nursing Interventions:
* Suggest the patient to keep a dairy for food intake and to check the adherence to the modified food plan.
* Assist in providing active exercises to the unaffected extremities and joints and passive exercises to the affected extremity.
* Provide / Have a low calorie heart healthy diet with moderte amount of protein.