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    This study aims to better understand appendicitis by obtaining information about a patient's condition, identifying their healthcare needs, and providing the best nursing care. The specific objectives are to gather patient data, analyze it to determine needs, implement appropriate nursing actions to improve the patient's condition, and evaluate the effectiveness of the care. The student nurse's knowledge and skills will also be enhanced through additional research on appendicitis.

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    This study aims to better understand appendicitis by obtaining information about a patient's condition, identifying their healthcare needs, and providing the best nursing care. The specific objectives are to gather patient data, analyze it to determine needs, implement appropriate nursing actions to improve the patient's condition, and evaluate the effectiveness of the care. The student nurse's knowledge and skills will also be enhanced through additional research on appendicitis.

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    This study aims to better understand appendicitis by obtaining information about a patient's condition, identifying their healthcare needs, and providing the best nursing care. The specific objectives are to gather patient data, analyze it to determine needs, implement appropriate nursing actions to improve the patient's condition, and evaluate the effectiveness of the care. The student nurse's knowledge and skills will also be enhanced through additional research on appendicitis.

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    GENERAL OBJECTIVES

    This study aims to provide a better understanding of the disease process of the patient
    having a diagnosis of Appendicitis.

    SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

     To obtain necessary information regarding the patient and her condition.

     To identify patient’s health care needs through analysis of all the data gathered.

     To implement the best nursing care or appropriate nursing actions that can improve the
    patient’s condition.

     To evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing care.

     To widen and enhance the student nurse’s knowledge and skills through additional
    research about the nature of the disease, its signs and symptoms, its pathophysiology, its
    diagnosis and treatment
    Introduction

    The appendix is a small fingerlike appendage about 10 cm (4 in) long, attached to


    the cecum just below the ileocecal valve. No definite functions can be assigned to it in humans.
    The appendix fills with food and empties as regularly as does the cecum, of which it is small, so
    that it is prone to become obstructed and is particularly vulnerable to infection (appendicitis).

    Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute inflammation in the right lower
    quadrant of the abdominal cavity. About 7% of the population will have appendicitis at some
    time in their lives, males are affected more than females, and teenagers more than adults. It
    occurs most frequently between the age of 10 and 30.

    The disease is more prevalent in countries in which people consume a diet low in
    fiber and high in refined carbohydrates.

    The lower quadrant pain is usually accompanied by a low-grade fever, nausea,


    and often vomiting. Loss of appetite is common. In up to 50% of presenting cases, local
    tenderness is elicited at Mc Burney’s point applied located at halfway between the umbilicus and
    the anterior spine of the Ilium.

    Rebound tenderness (ex. Production or intensification of pain when pressure is


    released) may be present. The extent of tenderness and muscle spasm and the existence of the
    constipation or diarrhea depend not so much on the severity of the appendiceal infection as on
    the location of the appendix.

    If the appendix curls around behind the cecum, pain and tenderness may be felt in
    the lumbar region. Rovsing’s sign maybe elicited by palpating the left lower quadrant. If the
    appendix has ruptured, the pain become more diffuse, abdominal distention develops as a result
    of paralytic ileus, and the patient condition become worsens.

    Constipation can also occur with an acute process such as appendicitis. Laxative
    administered in the instance may result in perforation of the in flared appendix. In general a
    laxative should never be given when a person’s has fever, nausea or pain.

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