PATIENT’S NAME: V.S.

CHIEF COMPLAINT: Dog bite injury

AGE: 18 years old ATTENDING PHYSICIAN: DR. XX

GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To help the patient demonstrate effective wound care.

NURSING CARE PLAN

CUES NURSING RATIONALE SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS RATIONALE EVALUATION

DIAGNOSIS OBJECTIVE

Subjective: Impaired skin Rabies is a After 8 hours of Independent: After 8 hours of

● “Nakagat integrity related to preventable viral nursing intervention, ● Assess ● To track the nursing
ako sang ido destruction of disease commonly patient will color, depth, healing process intervention, the
nga layaw,” skin surface transferred through demonstrate timely status of the and the patient achieved
as secondary to dog the bite of a rabid healing of wounds wound. effectiveness timely healing of
verbalized bite injury. animal. Dogs are the without of nursing wounds without
by the primary cause of complications. interventions. complications.
patient. human rabies
fatality, accounting
for up to 99% of all ● Assess the ● If the area of
Objective cues: human cases of patient’s the wound is
● RR: 23 cpm rabies. The rabies level of red and
● Disruption virus attacks pain. inflamed, it
of skin mammals' central will stimulate
surface nervous systems, natural pain
● Redness of leading to infection responses.
skin of the brain and final
● Facial death.
grimace The skin is the ● Wash the ● Washing will
when on body's outermost wound help reduce
 contact. line of protection, thoroughly microorganism
● Open preventing viruses for five s.
wound on from penetrating and minutes.
the right spreading disease.
hand of the Cuts, abrasions,
patient. ulcers, incisions, and ● Apply ● To prevent
wounds damage the appropriate infection and
skin, allowing wound encourage
microorganisms to dressings. tissue
enter and cause re-epithelializa
infections. tion,

● Monitor ● Provides
vital signs. baseline date
for assessment
and evaluation.

● Educate ● Provides
patient patient
about proper necessary
wound care. information
about animal
bites and
management at
home.

Dependent:
● Administer ● Kills infectious
vaccines, pathogens and
antibiotic or prevents the
antiseptic spread of
medications disease.
as
prescribed.