Nursing Priorities
Prevent complications.
Promote comfort.
Provide information about surgical procedure/prognosis, treatment needs, and potential complications.
Discharge Goals
Complications prevented/minimized.
Pain alleviated/controlled.
Surgical procedure/prognosis, therapeutic regimen, and possible complications understood.
Plan in place to meet needs after discharge.
Here are 4 Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for appendectomy.