NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Ineffective Airway Clearance May be related to Bronchospasm Increased production of secretions; retained secretions; thick, viscous secretions Decreased energy/fatigue Possibly evidenced by Statement of difficulty breathing Changes in depth/rate of respirations, use of accessory muscles Abnormal breath sounds, e.g., wheezes, rhonchi, crackles Cough (persistent), with/without sputum production Desired Outcomes Maintain patent airway with breath sounds clear/clearing. Demonstrate behaviors [...]

Nursing Diagnosis: Airway Clearance, ineffective May be related to Tracheal bronchial inflammation, edema formation, increased sputum production Pleuritic pain Decreased energy, fatigue Possibly evidenced by Changes in rate, depth of respirations Abnormal breath sounds, use of accessory muscles Dyspnea, cyanosis Cough, effective or ineffective; with/without sputum production Desired Outcomes Identify/demonstrate behaviors to achieve airway clearance. Display patent airway with breath [...]

Gordon’s functional health patterns is a method devised by Marjory Gordon to be used by the nurses in the nursing process to provide more comprehensive assessment of the client. Below contains the list of nursing diagnoses approved by NANDA-I. Health Perception and Management Pattern Contamination Disturbed energy field Effective therapeutic regimen management Health-seeking behaviors Ineffective community therapeutic regimen management Ineffective [...]

Bronchial asthma is a disease caused by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to various stimuli. The result is paroxysmal constriction of the bronchial airways. This post contains 5 bronchial asthma nursing care plans.

Chronic Obstructive Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (chronic obstructive bronchitis) causes increase mucus production and chronic cough.

Heart failure is a physiologic state in which he heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body. Heart failure results from changes in systolic or diastolic function of the left ventricle.

Here are 10 Nursing Care Plans for Congestive Heart Failure.

Pneumonia is the inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria in which the air sacs become filled with inflammatory cells and the lung becomes solid. The symptoms include those of any infection (fever, malaise, headache, etc.,) together with cough and chest pain.

Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the lung. It is often described as lung parenchyma or alveolar inflammation leading to abnormal alveolar filling with fluid. Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, and chemical or physical injury to the lungs.