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1. Pneumonia Priority Nursing Diagnoses

   Mancoww replied to Mancoww's topic in Student Assist

   Hi, Thank you, it all makes sense now. I've chosen impaired gas exchange and pain as my priority nursing diagnoses. Thanks everyone for the help!

2. Pneumonia Priority Nursing Diagnoses

   Mancoww replied to Mancoww's topic in Student Assist

   hi, Can i say 'impaired gas exchange related to impaired diffusion of gases associated with accumulation of mucus AEB report of dizziness and SOB'? So her 'chest pain related to muscle strain from exessive coughing AEB report of sore chest from cough...

3. Pneumonia Priority Nursing Diagnoses

   Mancoww replied to Mancoww's topic in Student Assist

   I think "ineffective airway clearance related to the accumulation of mucus as evidenced by excessive coughing" is better.

4. Pneumonia Priority Nursing Diagnoses

   Mancoww replied to Mancoww's topic in Student Assist

   Hi, I'm from NZ and yes, I am aware of NANDA. We have been informed that Ms. J has pneumonia and our lecturers have only discussed posterior chest assessment. I will include a falls risk assessment as part of her comprehensive assessment-thank you...

5. Pneumonia Priority Nursing Diagnoses

   Mancoww replied to Mancoww's topic in Student Assist

   I'm in the medical-surgical semester. Here's the whole scenario: You're an RN working in a general medical ward and have been asked to accept a patient from a GP with a provisional diagnosis of pneumonia. Ms J, a 52 year old librarian, states sh...

6. Pneumonia Priority Nursing Diagnoses

   Mancoww replied to Mancoww's topic in Student Assist

   "Ms. J, a 52 year old librarian, states she "feels dizzy... hard to get my breath and my chest is sore from coughing". --- I am also having trouble as to why "chest is sore from coughing" would be considered as a red flag for pneumonia. Here are the...

7. Pneumonia Priority Nursing Diagnoses

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   Hi, I am making an academic essay but I am having trouble trying to sort out the priority nursing diagnoses for my case study and their rationale. Here is the scenario (pneumonia): "Ms. J, a 52 year old librarian, states she "feels dizzy......