Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention for Scoliosis
1. Ineffective Breathing Pattern related to the suppression of pain.
Purpose: The pattern of breathing Effectively.
Plan of action:
- Assess respiratory status every 4 hours.
- Help and teach the patient to breath in any one hour. Rationale: Increasing the maximum ventilation and oxygenation.
- Adjust bed semi-Fowler position to improv lung expansion. Rational: Sitting height allowing Easier breathing and lung expansion.
- Monitor vital signs every 1 hour. Rational: general indicators, circulation status and adequacy of perfusion.
2. Acute Pain: back related to the position of lateral body tilt.
Purpose: Pain is reduced or lost
Plan of action:
- Assess the type, intensity and location of pain. Rational: Influencing choice / control the effectiveness of Interventions can influence the level of anxiety to pain.
- Teach relaxation and distraction techniques. Rational: To divert attention, thereby reducing pain.
- Teach and Encourage use of the brace. Rational: To Reduced pain during activity
- Collaboration in the provision of analgesia. Rational: To relieve pain.
