The Chief symptom which is characterized as intense pain, heat, redness, and swelling.
What is Inflammation
100
Good _______ care is a vital part of cellulitis prevention
What is Wound
100
A child has cellulitis after continually picking at a bug bite, what would be a proper nursing diagnosis related to his main natural barrier?
What is Impaired Skin Integrity
200
The onset of cellulitis is usually
What is Rapid
200
Methods of this include: keeping the skin moist, wearing shoes that fit properly, having good nail hygiene, and wearing protective equipment when participating in work or sports.
What is Skin Protection
200
The client's chief complaint of his cellulitis is its tender, edematous qualities. The best nursing diagnosis would be _______ ______
What is Acute Pain
300
May appear in a ___________ area as a complication of a wound infection, or it may involve an entire limb.
What is Localized
300
Treatment therapy option for fever?
What is maintain adequate hydration, administer antipyretics, and treat underlying cause.
300
A client appears with a painful red area on her lower leg. A CBC is done which shows an elevated WBC count confirming cellulitis. The patient responds with "What is cellulitis? Will I use cold compresses to treat the symptoms?" The appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client would be?
What is knowledge deficit
400
A CBC will reveal an elevated _____
What is WBC (White Blood Count)
400
Treatment option for skin inflammation (redness, pain, warmth, edema)?
What is administer antibiotics, maintain bed rest, provide adequate nutrition for healing, and pain management.
400
The nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has been diagnosed with cellulitis and prescribed oral antibiotics. The priority nursing diagnosis for this client would be: