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Nursing interventions and responsibilities in caring for the patient with pneumonia include administering oxygen and medications as prescribed and monitoring for their effects. Monitoring vital signs including oxygen level, monitoring lung sounds, watching for edema and patients feeling of shortness of breath. It may also include doing chest physiotherapy, educating on the use of incentive spirometry and flutter valve. If the patient is immobile it is imperative that the patient be turned every two hours and encouraged to cough and deep breathe. If the patient has a tracheostomy proper trach care and suctioning after hyperoxygenating is also a responsibility.
Administer oxygen therapy as prescribed, place client in high fowler's position to facilitate air exchange, Monitor cardiac rte and rhythm for changes during an acute attack, Initiate and maintain IV access...give meds as prescribed (Bronchodialators, antiinflammatories), remain calm, educate client (recognize triggers: smoke, dust, mold, weather changes), encourage regulare exercise as a part of Asthma, promote good nutrition, good hand hygiene. Hope that helps.
Ensure airway first and above all. If the patient can talk, ask them if they take meds for this, and if they have the meds with them. If they can't talk, check pockets for inhalers, rescue inhalers, EpiPens, etc. If you find them, you can hand them to an alert patient. If not alert, chart them (when you have the time). Look for anything ending with the word "...buterol", which indicates the most popular of the beta2 adrenoceptor agonists. Start on O2, and continue until the episode resolves. Beyond the range of nursing (in that you can't prescribe), you can, depending on patient history, you can address the episode meically with epinephrine and/or steroids, eitherby injection or inhalor.
You can prop the patient up so they more easily breathe. Then they will administer oxygen and instruct you to take deep slow breaths. If this is caused by anxiety, further medication may be given.
Firstly, there is only one type of asthma; asthma! Nursing considerations involve monitoring peak flow measurements, bronchodilator usage, steroid usage and the techniques used by patients to administer their medications. The method of administration of asthma medications is paramount. I'm a doctor and I'll go on record stating that almost 100% of patients with hard to manager asthma is due to their own faults and not due to having the wrong drugs. I've seen many many patients who get admitted to hospital because they have not got the first clue how to deal with their condition. I have only ever come across one single case of asthma that medicine couldn't control. A nurse needs to support their patient and ensure that they are doing what their doctors say should be done, and in the manner in which it should be done.
Fluids, Rest, Bronchodilators. Antibiotics aren't really used unless there is an infection to get rid of.
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