Initial nursing care of an acute asthma attack
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0Mar 19, '13 by KiannahHi all, i require a little assistance with the initial assessment of a patient with acute asthma
I am just a little confused with the nursing care i need to put it in order of clinical priority.
I realize i need to follow the ABCDEFG algorithm. Just i am not sure exactly what exactly should i administer oxygen therapy. Do i administer oxygen as soon as i have assessed his airway? and when do i start to give pharmacology medications such as nebulizing the patient? all help would be appreciated
thank you in advance -
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0Mar 20, '13 by Esme12, BSN, RN Senior ModeratorWelcome to AN! The largest online nursing community!
Priority depends on each individual situation. It the person isn't breathing at all giving a neb will not help. Oxygen is important but without a patent airway O2 will not do any good.
YOu need to be a little more specific for us to know how best to help.
