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You are the nurse receiving report on your patient that was admitted as an emergency earlier in the day. A 64-year-old female underwent a right colectomy. The right side of her colon was removed due to cancer. She has a history of smoking & no other health problems. She is currently being transferred to you in PACU. She has a midline incision with a Penrose drain, a surgical wound w/ a Jackson Pratt drain to incision. She also has an NG tube, attached to intermittent suction. She is alert and oriented and can move all 4 extremities. BP is 110/68, Respiratory rate is 14, O2 stats are at 93% w/ additional oxygen given via nasal cannula.
All labs are normal. You are asked to change the dressings daily and document the drainage. What precautions will you take to prevent this patient from obtaining a nosocomial infection? You must answer this question on a separate sheet of paper. Answer the question and develop a care plan for a patient scheduled for elective surgery. Using nursing reference materials, build a care plan using the Active Learning Template: System Disorder.

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