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Dependent:
● Administer ● Bronchodilators
bronchodilators as are anti-
ordered by the inflammtory
drugs,
physician.
excpectorants and
cough
suppressants that
may treat
respiratory
problems.
(Fundamentals of
Nursing by
Elsevier pp.1369)
● Perform oxygen
● Administration
therapy or
of oxygen to
administer oxygen
client to prevent
by nasal cannula. or relieve
hypoxia.
(Nursing
CareManagement
Skill Manual
pp.55)
● Nebulization is
● Instruct relatives
performed to
to perform proper
deliver finer mist
nebulization at a faster rate to
moisten
membrane.
(Nursing
CareManagement
Skill Manual
pp.69)
NURSING SCIENTIFIC
ASSESSMENT PLANNING INTERVENTION RATIONALE EVALUATION
DIAGNOSIS BACKGROUND
● Check the
● Fever is one
presence of elevated
sign of infection
temperature and
that needs
give paracetamol as
immediate
prescribed.
interventions to
prevent
worsening of the
illness.
● Educate the ● It will limit or
patient on the ways reduce
of preventing transmission of
infection such as the infections
proper hand through proper
washing technique. hand washing.
● Encourage
adequate rest ● Facilitates
balance with healing process
moderate activity. and enhances
Promote adequate natural
nutritional intake. resistance.
Objective: Ineffective Most acute After 3 hours of ● Monitor and ● To obtain Goal met. After 3
(+) weak breathing pulmonary nursing record vital signs. baseline data. hours of nursing
(+) pale pattern R/T diseases like interventions, interventions, the
respiratory the patient will ● Elevate ● To promote patient have
bronchopneumonia physiological
- cachectic and muscle fatigue is preceded by a have improve HOB as improved
dyspneic breathing appropriate. ease of maximal breathing patterns
change in inspiration
- tachycardia patterns AEB AEB decreased
breathing pattern.
but normal decreased RR. RR-40 cpm
Respiratory failure
rhythm
can be seen with a ● Administer ● To
change in oxygen as ordered. compensate to
respiratory rate, oxygen
change in normal insufficiency.
abdominal and
thoracic patterns ● Give ● To provide
for inspiration and bronchodilators as pharmacologic
expiration, change ordered. relief.
in depth of
ventilation (Vt).
Breathing pattern
changes may occur
in a multitude of
cases from
respiratory muscle
fatigue. Other
responses would
be cyanosis,
irritability,
restlessness,
dyspnea, nasal
flaring, and use of
accessory muscle.