Nursingcrib.com Nursing Care Plan - Myocardial Infarction

Student Nurses’ Community NURSING CARE PLAN – Myocardial Infarction ASSESSMENT

DIAGNOSIS

INFERENCE

PLANNING

INTERVENTION

RATIONALE

EVALUATION

Independent: SUBJECTIVE: “Sumasakit ang dibdib ko” (I’ve been experiencing chest pains) as

verbalized by the patient

Pain r/t tissue ischemia (coronary artery occlusion)

Occlusion of coronary artery

Decrease blood flow to the myocardium

OBJECTIVE: • • • •

Restlessness Facial grimace Pain scale of 9 out of 10 V/S taken as follows T: 37.6 ˚C P: 112 R: 12 BP: 140/ 100

Decrease oxygen supply (ischemia)

After 8 hours of nursing intervention the patient will Verbalize relief/control of chest pain within appropriate time frame for administered medications.

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Obtain full • description of pain from patient including location, intensity (0–10), duration, characteristics (dull/crushing), and radiation. Assist patient to quantify pain by comparing it to other experiences

Pain is a subjective experience and must be described by patient

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Instruct patient to report pain immediately.

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Delay in reporting pain hinders pain relief/may require increased dosage of medication to achieve relief

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Provide quiet environment, calm activities, and comfort measures

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Decreases external stimuli, which may aggravate anxiety and cardiac strain, limit coping abilities and adjustment to current situation

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Assist/instruct in relaxation techniques, e.g., deep/slow breathing, distraction

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Helpful in decreasing perception of/ response to pain. Provides a sense of having some control over the situation,

Anaerobic metabolism

Lactic acid formation

pain

Goal met, patient has verbalized relief/control of chest pain within appropriate time frame for administered medications.

Student Nurses’ Community behaviors, visualization, guided imagery Collaborative • Administer supplemental oxygen by means of nasal cannula or face mask, as indicated Administer medications as indicated: • Antianginals, e.g., nitroglycerin, isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil)

increase in positive attitude.

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Increases amount of oxygen available for myocardial uptake and thereby may relieve discomfort associated with tissue ischemia

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Nitrates are useful for pain control by coronary vasodilating effects, which increase coronary blood flow and myocardial perfusion.

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Beta-blockers, e.g., atenolol (Tenormin), propranolol (Inderal), metoprolol (Lopressor)

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Important second-line agents for pain control through effect of blocking sympathetic stimulation, thereby reducing heart rate, systolic BP, and myocardial oxygen demand

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Analgesics, e.g., morphine, meperidine (Demerol)

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Although intravenous (IV) morphine is the usual drug of choice, other injectable narcotics may be used in acute-

Student Nurses’ Community phase/recurrent chest pain unrelieved by nitroglycerin to reduce severe pain, provide sedation, and decrease myocardial workload