Health Education Plan

Subject: Normal Body Temperature

Target Learners: Patient’s Guardian
Nursing Diagnosis: Hyperthermia related to the process of urinary tract infection
Time Allotment: 30 minutes – 1 hour
Goal: Body temperature between 36°C to 37°C; muscle pain disappeared

Learning Content Outline Time Methodology Instructional Responsible Evaluation

Objectives Frame Resources Person(s)

At the end of the educational session,

the Target Learners will be able to:

1. Determine - Major cause of 30 minutes Lecture Visual Aid Target Learner: - How does UTI cause
cause of hyperthermia hyperthermia?
hyperthermia Patient’s Guardian

2. Understand - Meaning of 15 minutes Lecture Hand-out Target Learner: - What are the signs and
what hyperthermia symptoms of
hyperthermia is - Signs and symptoms Patient’s Guardian hyperthermia?
of hyperthermia
3. Identify - Importance of 15 minutes Lecture Hand-out Target Learner: - What will you do to
interventions warmer place and maintain core body
for blankets for cover-up Patient’s Guardian temperature within
hyperthermia - Medicines normal limits?
- When to get medical
care

Discharge Plan
Objective
Within 15-20 mins of discussing the discharge plan to the client and his guardians, they will be able to acquire knowledge about caring for the client at home
that will help him to recover fast and prevent readmission.

Nursing Interventions Rationale

Medications
 Give paracetamol (Tylenol) every 6 hours (maximum 4 doses per day). Do not give To control fever and relieve pain. Always follow product label instructions. Do
ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) aspirin, or aspirin containing drugs. not give ibuprofen, aspirin, or aspirin-containing drugs.

It becomes very important to get the lost nutrients back to the body to ensure that
 Multivitamins. the body gets it immunity back. Vitamins are generally prescribed by the doctor as
maintaining the adequate levels of vitamins in the body helps in the regeneration
of the lost platelets and hemoglobin.

Exercise
 Bed rest as much as possible Taking proper rest and getting proper sleep is equally important during recovery.
Dengue is such disease that makes the body lethargic and many times a tired, so
rest is necessary to get back to normal routine. Getting a proper sleep will help in
 the regeneration of good tissues.

Try sleeping in a position that helps to relax the pelvic muscles. Lying

 Though bed rest is needed, an exercise in the daily regime of the client which could on your side and pulling your legs up into a fetal position, or spreading
include walking or lightweight exercise or also free hand exercises is also beneficial. your legs apart if you sleep on your back, should be more comfortable. Put
Start with walking at a slow pace, the slower the client start the better it goes for the
a hot water bottle on your abdomen or between your legs for 30 minutes
body.
before be

Treatment Regimens for high-risk patients include ampicillin (or vancomycin) plus
 Antibiotics Regimen gentamicin. Ampicillin is given as 2000mg IM or IV within 30 minutes of starting
the procedure; 6 hours later, 1000mg of ampicillin (or amoxicillin PO) is given
once. Gentamicin is dosed at 1.5 mg/kg IV or IM (not to exceed 120mg) and is
given only once, with the first dose of ampicillin. For patients allergic to
ampicillin, 1000mg of vancomycin is given IV over 1-2 hours only once; it should
be completed within 30 minutes of starting the procedure.
 Preprocedure prophylaxis, Diet, condom use, and appropriate use of urinary
Health Teachings catheters can reduce the risk of infections and complications. [23]
Unfortunately, instillation of antimicrobial agents into the bladder
 Health education on how to prevent Urinary tract Infection (unidirectional flow from the bladder to the bag is best), placing
antimicrobials in the urine-drainage bag (which breaks the closed-drainage
system), use of methenamine, and rigorous meatal cleansing are of little
benefit. A guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America
(IDSA) advises against the routine addition of antimicrobials or antiseptics
to the drainage bag of patients who are catheterized in an effort to reduce
the risk of catheter-associated bacteriuria or catheter-associated UTI
(CAUTI).

Outpatient
 Return after a week since discharge. This will allow the health professionals to monitor the progress of the recovery.

Diet
 If the client has appetite, take a soft light diet. Avoid Foods and Beverages
that Can Worsen UTI Symptoms.  While one suffers from this disease the body starts lacking many essential
 vitamins and minerals so it is very important to refill the body with all the
vitamins, proteins and minerals which will help in faster recovery. co foods
and beverages that can irritate your bladder or worsen your symptoms are
 Caffeinated coffee
 Caffeinated sodas
 Alcohol
 Spicy foods
 Acidic fruits
 Artificial sweeteners

Spiritual
 Allow client to have visitors at home during recovery. Allow him to socialize and Children are afraid to be left out. Hospitalization for a period of time will make
reconnect with his friends. the client feels that he missed out a lot.
.

Evaluation
. After 15-20 mins of discussing the discharge plan to the client and his guardians, they are able to acquire knowledge about caring for the client at home that will help him to
recover fast and prevent readmission.