The student nurse who is developing a plan of care for a postoperative patient who underwent abdominal surgery to remove a tumor.The student has chosen Risk for Infection as a nursing diagnosis.Which of the following is the most appropriate goal for this diagnosis?

A) The patient's wound drainage will decrease in 2 days.
B) The patient will report decrease in incisional pain by discharge.
C) The progression of infection will be controlled or decreased.
D) The patient will describe signs/symptoms of wound infection.

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Dezmarie Ganuelas · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  In an acute care setting the goal for the diagnosis Risk for Infection is to control or decrease the progression of infection. An outcome is The patient's wound drainage will decrease in 2 days. Decreased incisional pain is an expectation postsurgically and not directly related to infection.Having the patient describe the signs/symptoms of infection will aid in early detection,but not in preventing infection.

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