Cues Nursing Diagnosis Goals and Objectives Nursing Intervention Rationale Evaluation

Acute pain to the sternum Goals: Within 8 hours of

radiating to the neck, duty the client may
shoulders, back and arms decrease the pain from
related to invasive (pain scale 5/10, 10 being
procedure as manifested highest) to 1/10 after giving
by verbalization of the a nursing interventions for
client. relieving the pain.

Objectives:
1. Discuss about the 1. Rationale
1. After 5 minutes of definition of
discussion, the pericarditis.
client able to know
about pericarditis.
2. Discuss factors 2. Rationale
2. After 5 minutes of affecting
discussion, the pericarditis.
client able to
enumerate 3/5
factors affecting
pericarditis. 3. Discuss other 3. Provides relaxing
activity that will stimuli for the client
3. After 5 minutes of make the client not and promotes sleep
discussion, the focus to his pain: and rest that can be
client able to have example sleeping. used as a diverting
divertional activity activity from pain.
used from pain.
4. After 10 minutes of 4. Demonstrate the 4. Rationale
demonstration the proper way of
client and the cleaning the wound
client’s significant to the client and
others able to significant others.
perform proper
cleaning of the
wound to lessen the
pain.