What are nursing interventions and rationales?
Nursing interventions are actions that nurses perform to help patients achieve specified health goals. A nursing rationale is written next to each nursing intervention in the nursing care plan.
Which interventions should be included in the care plan for a patient with a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance related to pulmonary secretions?
Nursing Interventions for Ineffective Airway Clearance
- Optimal positioning (sitting position)
- Use of pillow or hand splints when coughing.
- Use of abdominal muscles for more forceful cough.
- Use of quad and huff techniques.
- Use of incentive spirometry.
- Importance of ambulation and frequent position changes.
How do you handle pneumonia patients?
How Is Pneumonia Treated?
- Control your fever with aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen or naproxen), or acetaminophen.
- Drink plenty of fluids to help loosen secretions and bring up phlegm.
- Do not take cough medicines without first talking to your doctor.
Which nursing intervention is most effective in preventing hospital acquired pneumonia?
Hand washing is another potent weapon in the nurse’s arsenal against infection, and is the single most important nursing intervention to prevent infection.
What intervention can the nurse provide to decrease the viscosity of the secretions?
Oral cough expectorants and mucolytics may also be used to decrease the viscosity of tenacious secretions along with hot drinks.
What is chronic pain nursing?
Chronic pain is often described as any pain lasting more than 12 weeks. The pain may be classified as chronic malignant pain or chronic nonmalignant pain. Malignant pain is linked top a particular cause like cancer.
How does a nursing care plan for pneumonia work?
Nursing care plan (NCP) and care management for patients with pneumonia start with an assessment of the patient’ medical history, performing respiratory assessment every four (4) hours, physical examination, and ABG measurements.
How often should a nurse monitor a patient with pneumonia?
Nursing Interventions: Monitor respiratory status every 2 hours, assess the increase in respiratory status and abnormal breath sounds. Perform percussion, vibration and postural drainage every 4-6 hours. Give oxygen therapy according to the program.
How to care for someone with interstitial pneumonia?
1 Nebulizers humidify the airway to thin secretions and facilitates liquefaction and expectoration of secretions. 2 Postural drainage may not be as effective in interstitial pneumonias or those causing alveolar exudate or destruction. 3 Incentive spirometry serves to improve deep breathing and helps prevent atelectasis.
What is an ineffective airway clearance diagnosis for pneumonia?
Ineffective Airway Clearance Ineffective Airway Clearance is a common NANDA nursing diagnosis for pneumonia nursing care plans. This diagnosis is related to excessive secretions and ineffective cough or nonproductive coughing. Inflammation and increased secretions in pneumonia make it difficult to maintain a patent airway.