Nursing Students Student Assist
Updated: Mar 31, 2020 Published Nov 17, 2019
Devvie
14 Posts
The patient I had this week in clinical was a COPD patient. I need to do a care plan. I chose a few diagnoses already.
I feel like I should be included one related to breathing since the patient has COPD, like impaired: breathing pattern/airway clearance/gas exchange, but because he's been in the hospital for weeks on O2, he doesn't have shortness of breath, his pulse ox is normal, etc. So I don't really have supporting data for these.
Any ideas?
Rionoir, ADN, RN
674 Posts
Would you say that someone on a ventilator had no breathing problems if their pulse ox was normal? Why is it different if they are on supplemental oxygen? What is impaired in COPD? Is his breathing pattern irregular?
4 hours ago, Rionoir said:Would you say that someone on a ventilator had no breathing problems if their pulse ox was normal? Why is it different if they are on supplemental oxygen? What is impaired in COPD? Is his breathing pattern irregular?
I know he had a breathing problem. The problem is I don't have a "manifested by" since his breathing pattern is regular and his rate is normal
He’s on oxygen. He has a gas exchange problem.
Great Thanks
Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN
5,047 Posts
Lab values can provide supporting data