The nurse plans for a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance for a client with pneumonia. Which intervention will the nurse identify as a priority in the plan of care? A. Instruct on coughing, deep breathing, and hydration. B. Give the client supplemental oxygen. C. Contact the ph...
Nursing Diagnosis Ineffective Airway Clearancerelated to increased sputum production as evidenced by audible rhonchi, productive cough, and difficulty expectorating sputum. Expected Outcomes The patient will maintain/improve patent airway clearance as evidenced by effective coughing, reduced sputum production, ...
Nursing Diagnosis Following a thorough assessment, anursing diagnosisis formulated to specifically address the challenges associated with heart failure based on the nurse’s clinical judgement and understanding of the patient’s unique health condition. While nursing diagnoses serve as a framework fororgani...
Admission Date: Admission Diagnosis: p.o.d (post op day): Code Status: DOB: Age: Gender: Food and drug allergies: Speech: (clear, slurred, garbled) Hearing:(hearing aid, hard of hearing) Vision:(glasses, blind) Surgical Hx: Co-Morbidities: Occupation: Recreational Drug Use: Drinking (al...
Diagnosis The diagnosis of pneumonia in the elderly is challenging because of the atypical and nonspecific clinical manifestations. Patient assessment is fur- ther hampered because nursing home residents of- ten have an ineffective cough and are unable to produce a purulent sputum sample. Laboratory ...
17. 1. The client is showing s/s of active TB and, because of the productive cough, is highly contagious. He should be admitted to the hospital, placed in respiratory isolation, and three sputum cultures should be obtained to confirm the diagnosis. He would most likely be given isoniazid ...
1. Based on the client’s history and symptoms, acute asthma is the most likely diagnosis. He’s unlikely to have bronchial pneumonia without a productive cough and fever and he’s too young to have developed COPD or emphysema. 3. Inspiratory and expiratory wheezes are typical findings in as...
The nurse is responsible for the construction of an isolation unit during an H5N1 outbreak. The unit is designated for only those clients with a confirmed diagnosis of H5N1. Which unit would be easily adapted to client needs? A) 12-room unit with negative air pressure units ...
If the diagnosis had been made clinically, the result would probably have been zero for the treatment group. We believe this was the case in the first study. In terms of the safety profile, no adverse effects were detected in patients taking the product. In addition, no significant changes ...
Shortness of breath, cough, wheezing and chest tightness are not specific for asthma. Thus children who present in this manner may have other medical conditions. The differential diagnosis of wheezing and dyspnea in pediatric subjects is influenced by the age of the patient. The younger the child...