Dressing Assessment

The community health nurse enhances the patient’s ability for self-care, the nurse supports individual and family-oriented care (Potter & Perry, 2019).  You are the community home nurse for this visit, you will promote self-care for the patient’s dressing and drain.

Nursing Process: Dressing Assessment

• Assessment: Inspection of the dressing
• Assessment: Drainage Assessment
• Planning: Milk the JP Drain
• Implementation: The patient Milk’s the JP Drain
• Implementation: The patient Empty’s the JP Drain
• Evaluation: Success of the plan of care