To begin with, the nurse should notify the patient that the disease is a significant threat to his health. So, the patient needs to explain that acute pancreatitis is fraught with serious complications, and to indicate what preventive measures should be taken to protect oneself from repeated exacerbations of the disease.
If necessary, the nursing process includes providing the patient with a set of relevant popular scientific literature describing the disease.
Nursing care for acute pancreatitis
The nursing process includes limiting the patient to food( especially if severe pain is diagnosed).They explain what kind of pain medication should be taken, and how much it is worth doing. The staff carries out regular care and monitoring of the patient's timely pills and injections.
Due to the fact that patients must adhere to a rigid diet, the nursing process for acute pancreatitis involves weighing patients twice a week to monitor possible weight loss.
If, due to nutritional restrictions, patients experience general weakness, then junior medical personnel are obliged:
- to support the patient when moving;
- accompany on procedures;
- to care for patients and maintain personal hygiene.
Nursing interventions for acute pancreatitis
If the patient refuses to take water and food( they can cause him / her to vomit or feel nauseous), the staff must explain the need for such actions to the patient.
Staff should conduct an explanatory conversation with relatives, tell them what can and can not be used by patients with acute pancreatitis, and in the process of treatment monitor their transmission.
Junior medical personnel provide patients with semi-liquid and soft food, which is divided into small portions. Also, the staff keeps track of the patient drinking at least two liters of liquid per day( this could be milk, mineral water without gas and other drinks).
Because patients with acute pancreatitis always have a significant risk of aspiration with vomit, they should always be provided with emergency communication with personnel.
Staff place special containers for vomit, napkins and a container with water near the patient's bed.
The nursing process also includes intervention in acute pancreatitis when vomiting;they must provide the patient with prescribed antiemetics prescribed by the doctor.
Nursing care is an indispensable attribute of the successful recovery of patients with acute pancreatitis.