After 20-30 minutes of nursing interventions, the client will:
- Minimize use of accessory muscles when breathing - Decrease RR at least 21-23 cpm
Long Term:
After 2-4 days of nursing interventions, the client will:
- Absence of use of accessory muscles when breathing - Decrease RR less than 20 Independent: -Establish rapport with the client
-Monitor vital signs especially RR
-Teach and encourage the use of diaphragmatic breathing and cough exercises
-Elevate head of bed, place in semi-Fowlers to high-Fowlers position
-Advised to do bronchial tapping or chest physiotherapy
- Increase fluid intake
- Assist in mobilization and provide proper airway support.
-To gain trust and active cooperation and participation
-To have a baseline data
-To improve ventilation and mobilize secretions without causing breathlessness and fatigue
-To maximize lung expansion, sustain open airway
-To loosen secretions and for better expectorations
-To liquefy secretions
- Giving assistance may decrease the effort in the side of the patient, while moving it is important Short term:
After 30 minutes of nursing interventions, the client had:
- Minimized use of accessory muscles when breathing - Decreased RR at 22 cpm
Long Term:
After 2-4 days of nursing interventions, the client will:
- Absence of use of accessory muscles when breathing - Decreased RR at 20 cpm - Increased oxygen at 95% - Maintain patency of airway Chinese General Hospital Colleges PARAS, SARAH JANE P. IVB1
cpm - Increase oxygen saturation at least 95% - 100% - Maintain patency of airway
- Suction nasal or oral secretions as indicated.
Dependent: - Administer mucolytic, bronchodilators as ordered by the physician
-Administer antibiotics as prescribed
-Nebulize every 6 hours
-Administer oxygen to provide proper oxygenation in order to attain the desired move
- Mechanically help the patient breathe easier. Always observe sterile technique
- Collaboration with the physician in terms of pharmacological intervention is also vital in providing better outcomes.