What do you do if your child has pneumonia?

Answer 1

• get plenty of rest
• drink plenty of fluid to prevent dehydration and to thin the mucus in your lungs, making it easier to cough up
• treat headaches, fever and aches and pains with paracetamol or ibuprofen (ibuprofen is not recommended if you have Asthma)

Answer 2

Ineffective oxygenation, Ineffective gas exchange, and there is the ever popular knowledge deficit for people who smoke, or are not taking the medications properly

1. Impaired Gas Exchange
2. Risk for Infection
3. Ineffective airway clearance
4. Activity Intolerance

Source : http://nursesnanda.blogspot.com/2012/01/nanda-pneumonia.html

Answer 3

Pt will have productive cough, sputum production. TyPically yellow, brown, or green indicates infection. Pt oxygen saturation will fall below 90%. Lung sounds will be crackles. Pt may be febrile. Pt may have c/o of fatigue, headache, and muscle pain. Pt repirations may be elevated.

Answer 4

The most important thing to do is check tempreature if it is heigh then contact your clinic if the symptoms persist it likely to seek medical advice from doctors. In case with children it is very easy to get further complications so if this is the case the best thing to do is seek medical advice from quallified professional.

Answer 5

Nurses must see that the patient is kept warm enough but not overly warm, hydrated, and in a position that allows the patient to cough freely.

Answer 6

how do you care for child with pneumonia and what are the complications