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Acute Pain and Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to Hemorrhoids

Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions for Hemorrhoids Acute Pain related to hemorrhoids or after surgical treatment and tissue injury. Goal: Patients will experience reduced pain. Intervention and Rationale: 1. Give the pain medication regularly after surgery 24-48 hours. Rationale: It reduces pain stimulation. 2. Instruct the patient to avoid stretching during bowel movements. Rationale: This prevents pressure on the perineal area or rectal tissue injury. The pressure will cause pain and may slow healing. 3. Instruct the patient to use an ointment, suppository, or other form. Rationale: Helps shrink swollen mucous membranes. 4. Instruct the patient about the prognosis: the perfect healing may take several weeks. The pain will disappear after a time. Rationale: Knowledge of the expected results will reduce fear and provide a reference for the progress towards the perfect cure. Risk for impaired skin integrity (bleeding) related to irritation by defecation (inte...

Kinds or Types of Anxiety Disorders

Phobias, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Anxiety produces both physical and psychological responses. People who suffer from anxiety disorders can be hard to relax and also difficult to feel comfortable in a variety of situations. Which includes anxiety disorders are as follows: Anxiety Disorders: Phobias Phobias Rejection by the fear of objects or situations encountered. Although actually harmless and phobia sufferers themselves acknowledge that fear is felt that there is no basis. Simple phobias Source of fear in the form of animals, heights, enclosed places, blood. Suffering from a simple phobia mostly women and starting from children. Agoraphobia Comes from the Greek. Agora means a place of assembly, or market. So agoraphobia is the fear that is centered on public places like shopping fear, fear of crowds, fear of traveling and a lot to ask for help. Many women who suffer ...