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What are the nursing diagnosis for aspiration pneumonia?
Impaired gas exchange Ineffective airway clearance Activity intolerance
What are the nursing diagnosis for meconium aspiration pneumonia?
Impaired gas exchange /ineffective airway clearance /ineffective breathing
Nursing intervention for impaired gas exchange related to excess fluid in the lung and increased pulmonary vascular resistance?
cor pulmonale
What is a nursing diagnosis for pneumothorax?
Impaired gas exchanged Impaired breathing pattern
Which comes first impaired gas exchanged or ineffective breathing impaired?
Injury at the alveolar level impairs gas exchange in the lungs. That change in gas exchange in turn would case ineffective breathing.
What are some Nursing diagnosis for pleural effusion?
Ineffective breathing pattern related to decreased lung expansion Impaired gas exchange related to decreased lung function Acute pain related to inflammation of the pleura Risk for infection related to accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
Is infection a nursing diagnosis?
No, it is not. Infection is a medical diagnosis. For infection you should look to the specific case of your client and develop a nursing diagnosis based on their primary concerns. Example: Cellutis would be impaired tissue integrity, pneumonia would be impaired gas exchange.
What are nursing diagnosis for Cor Pulmonale?
Impaired Gas Exchanged related to perfusion problem Decreased cardiac output related ventricular inefficiency
What does PAP look like?
gas exchange in the lungs is progressively impaired by the accumulation of phospholipids, compounds widely found in other living cells of the body.
What is a goal for impaired gas exchange?
This would depend on the patient's reason for impaired gas exchange. A physician would treat the underlying cause. For example, antibiotics for pneumonia. For nurses, nursing interventions for impaired gas exchange can be implemented regardless of medical diagnosis. In addition to carrying out the physician's orders, nurses can keep the head of the bed elevated at least 30 degrees to facilitate breathing. They can also teach the patient coughing and deep breathing exercises or help them to use the incentive spirometer. If the patient has impaired gas exchange because of too many secretions, the nurse should be prepared to suction the patient as needed. Depending on the situation, and ambu-bag should be available in case the patient goes into respiratory distress. Frequent assessment of oxygen saturation, lung sounds, and respiratory effort is important as well, so that the nurse can be in contact with the doctor and increase supplemental oxygen levels, or change other orders, as needed. All of this depends on the individual patient. These are general interventions for impaired gas exchange, but nurses and doctors must tailor care to individual patients.
Is gas exchange a function of the digestive system?
Gas exchange is a function of respiration not digestion.
What is the elastic unit of the respiratory system where gas exchange occurs?
Alveoli is where gas exchange occurs.
