Impaired Skin Integrity: Nursing Diagnosis & Care Plan
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Definition: A break, wound, or other visible damage in the skin's protective surface layers.
What is the Impaired Skin Integrity nursing diagnosis related to?
- Infection or pressure
- Moisture or friction
- Impaired circulation
What is Impaired Skin Integrity evidenced by?
- Disruption of skin surface
- Redness, warmth, drainage
- Pain at the site
What are sample goals for the Impaired Skin Integrity nursing diagnosis?
- Wound/skin shows healing with reduced redness and no signs of infection over the treatment course.
Which nursing interventions go with the Impaired Skin Integrity diagnosis?
- Assess and stage the wound; monitor for infection
- Perform ordered wound care with aseptic technique
- Relieve pressure and manage moisture
Where do these Impaired Skin Integrity recommendations come from?
The wording above is our own, written from widely taught nursing fundamentals; it is not copied from NANDA-I. For background on the underlying health problem, these public sources were read on October 21, 2026:
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What is the Impaired Skin Integrity nursing diagnosis?
A break, wound, or other visible damage in the skin's protective surface layers.
What are the related factors for Impaired Skin Integrity?
Common related factors: Infection or pressure; Moisture or friction; Impaired circulation. In your care plan, write it as "Impaired Skin Integrity related to [factor] as evidenced by [your patient's data]."
What are nursing interventions for Impaired Skin Integrity?
Key interventions: Assess and stage the wound; monitor for infection; Perform ordered wound care with aseptic technique; Relieve pressure and manage moisture, each with a rationale in your plan.
For nursing education only, NOT medical advice and not a clinical decision-making tool. Nothing here should be used to assess, diagnose, or treat any real patient. Care plans and answers are unverified study drafts to review with your instructor or a licensed clinician and adapt to the individual patient and your institution’s protocols before any use.
Educational content in standard clinical language; not medical advice and not affiliated with NANDA-I/NIC/NOC.