You are a home health nurse making visits twice a week to apatient with a stage III pressure ulcer. The patient is recoveringfrom a stroke and receives regular visits from a physical therapistfor mobility training. The patient’s wife is actively involved inhis care. You are planning today’s care.
1. Describe assessments you will make today and on subsequentvisits.
2. Summarize factors that could affect the rate of wound healingin this patient.
3. Outline teaching you will provide to help prevent furtheroccurrence of pressure ulcers.
4. List the primary nursing diagnoses that will guide your careand related nursing diagnoses that might apply in thissituation.
5. Explore how you would collaborate with the patient, family,and other healthcare providers to promote effective woundhealing.
