Nursing Care Plan for Fracture
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🎓 Educational example. Adapt to your patient and have your instructor review it. Not medical advice.
A break in bone continuity. Nursing care manages pain, protects circulation, and prevents complications like compartment syndrome and DVT.
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Assessment
- Subjective: pain, inability to bear weight
- Objective: deformity, swelling, bruising, limited movement, confirmed on imaging
Nursing diagnoses
As evidenced by: patient report, guarding, swelling
Goals / expected outcomes
- The patient will report controlled pain and maintain intact neurovascular status distal to the injury.
Nursing interventions & rationale
| Intervention | Rationale |
|---|---|
| Perform neurovascular checks distal to the injury (the "5 Ps": pain, pallor, pulse, paresthesia, paralysis). | Detects compartment syndrome and vascular compromise early. |
| Immobilize, elevate, and apply ice as ordered; manage pain. | Reduces swelling, pain, and further injury. |
| Prevent complications: DVT prophylaxis, skin care around casts. | Immobility raises DVT and skin-breakdown risk. |
| Teach cast/immobilizer care and warning signs. | Supports safe recovery at home. |
Evaluation
- Pain controlled
- Intact neurovascular status
- No preventable complications
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What is the nursing diagnosis for Fracture?
Common nursing diagnoses include: Acute pain related to bone injury and tissue trauma. Choose the one your patient's assessment data supports.
What are nursing interventions for Fracture?
Key interventions: Perform neurovascular checks distal to the injury (the "5 Ps": pain, pallor, pulse, paresthesia, paralysis).; Immobilize, elevate, and apply ice as ordered; manage pain.; Prevent complications: DVT prophylaxis, skin care around casts. — each paired with a rationale.
Can I use this care plan for my assignment?
Use it as a study example and starting draft. Always adapt it to your specific patient and have it reviewed by your instructor. This is an educational tool, not medical advice.
Last reviewed 2026-07. Educational content based on standard nursing practice; not medical advice and not affiliated with NANDA-I/NIC/NOC. Always follow your institution's protocols and your instructor's guidance.