Infection Nursing Care Plan

Infection is a common nursing diagnosis that refers to the presence and growth of pathogenic microorganisms in the body. It can lead to various signs and symptoms such as fever, inflammation, pain, and drainage from wounds or infected areas.

An example of an infection in nursing could be a patient with a surgical wound that becomes infected with bacteria, resulting in fever, redness, pain, and pus draining from the wound. Another example could be a patient with pneumonia, which is caused by a viral or bacterial infection in the lungs.

Common interventions for infections include administering antibiotics or antiviral medications to target the specific pathogen causing the infection, providing wound care and drainage for infected wounds, maintaining proper hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infection, and monitoring vital signs and symptoms closely to assess improvement or worsening of the infection.