FAMILY NURSING CARE PLAN FOR FEVER

HEALTH PROBLEM FAMILY NURSING CARE GOAL OF CARE OBJECTIVE OF CARE NURSING INTERVENTION 0 A%%e%% a!' mo!itor "ie!t:% temperat(re a!' !ote .or pre%e! e o. hi""%; pro.(%e 'iaphore%i%9 a"%o !ote .or 'e)ree a!' patter! o. o (rre! eINTERVENTIONS OF PLANS METHO> OF NURSING INTERVENTION 0 Temperat(re *4-8C ? 35C may %())e%t a (te i!.e tio(% 'i%ea%e pro e%%- A %(%tai!e' .e/er may &e '(e to p!e(mo!ia or typhoi' .e/er $hi"e a remitte!t .e/er may &e '(e to p("mo!ary i!.e tio!%9 a!' a! i!termitte!t .e/er may &e a(%e' &y %ep%i% or t(&er ("o%i%0 Room temperat(re may &e a (%tome' to !ear !orma" &o'y temperat(re a!' &"a!#et% a!' "i!e!% may &e a'1(%te' a% i!'i ate' to re)("ate t 0It o("' he"p i! re'( i!) hyperthermia9 a/oi' (%i!) a" oho" a!' i e' $ater $hi h may e/e! pro'( e hi""% a!' i! rea%e "ie!t:% temperat(reemperat(re o. "ie!t0 A!tipyreti % a t% o! the hypotha"am(%, re'( i!) hyperthermiaI RESOURCES RE@UIRE>

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Hyperthermia

Hyperthermia or ommo!"y #!o$! a% fever i% pre%e!t $he! the &o'y temperat(re i% hi)her tha! *+C $hi h a! &e mea%(re' ora""y, &(t *+-+C i. mea%(re' per re t(m- It o (r% $he! the &o'y i% i!/a'e' &y %ome &a teria, /ir(%e%, or para%ite%Sometime% the o (rre! e o. .e/er may a"%o &e '(e to !o!0 i!.e tio(% .a tor% "i#e i!1(ry, heat %tro#e or 'ehy'ratio!Some (!'er"yi!) o!'itio!% a! a"%o a(%e hyperthermia, "i#e thyroto2i o%i%, heart atta # a!' other .orm% o. a! er- I. !ot treate' proper"y, a "ie!t may &e at ri%# .or it% omp"i atio!% i!/o"/i!) .e&ri"e o!/("%io!%,

0 C"ie!t $i"" &e a&"e to re%(me a!' mai!tai! !orma" &o'y temperat(re a.ter 3 ho(r%0 C"ie!t $i"" &e .ree .rom omp"i atio!% %( h a% irre/er%i&"e &rai! or !e(ro"o)i 'ama)e-

0 F"(%he' %#i! $ith &o'y temperat(re o. *4-5C per a2i""a 0 Re%piratory rate o. 6 75 &reath% per mi!(te 0 P("%e rate o.6 48 &eat% per mi!(te 0 U!%ta&"e &"oo' pre%%(re 0 M(% "e ri)i'ity9 hi""% 0 Pro.(%e 'iaphore%i%

0 A'1(%t a!' mo!itor e!/iro!me!ta" .a tor% "i#e room temperat(re a!' &e' "i!e!% a% i!'i ate'-

0 App"y tepi' %po!)e &ath-

0 A'mi!i%ter a!tipyreti % a% pre% ri&e' &y the phy%i ia!, (ti"i<i!) the 5= R% i! )i/i!) me'i atio!-

happe!i!) mo%t"y to pe'iatri "ie!t% a)i!) .rom C mo!th% to C year% o. a)e, a!' &rai! 'ama)e9 $hi h o("' &e &e a(%e o. pro"o!)e' a!' repeate' febrile convulsions-

0 Pro/i'e oo"i!) &"a!#et a% i!'i ate'

0 It i% he"p.(" i! re'( i!) i! rea%e' &o'y temperat(re e%pe ia""y $ith temperat(re% o. *8-DC ? 3=C-

0 E! o(ra)e "ie!t to i! rea%e ."(i' i!ta#e0 Rai%e the %i'e rai"% at a"" time%-

0 Aater re)("ate%
&o'y temperat(re-

0 To e!%(re "ie!t:%
%a.ety e/e! $itho(t the pre%e! e o. %ei<(re a ti/ity0 To rep"e!i%h ."(i' "o%%e% '(ri!) %hi/eri!) hi""%-

0 Start i!tra/e!o(% !orma" %a"i!e %o"(tio!% or a% i!'i ate'0 Pro/i'e hi)h a"ori 'iet or a% i!'i ate' &y the phy%i ia!0 E'( ate "ie!t o. %i)!% a!' %ymptom% o. hyperthermia a!' he"p him i'e!ti.y .a tor% re"ate' to o (rre! e o. .e/er9 'i% (%% importa! e o. i! rea%e' ."(i' i!ta#e to a/oi' 'ehy'ratio!-

0 To meet the meta&o"i 'ema!' o. "ie!t0 Pro/i'i!) hea"th tea hi!)% to "ie!t o("' he"p "ie!t ope $ith 'i%ea%e o!'itio! a!' o("' he"p pre/e!t .(rther omp"i atio!% o. hyperthermia-