Bacterial Pneumonia, Top 5 assessments??

[ShanaLynn329]

I need to know the top 5 assessments with rationale for a patient with bacterial pneumonia?

Here is the exact question...

I do not have any other info other than the patient has bacterial pneumonia

Thanks for your help!

Shana

10. Prioritize five assessments you believe would be most important for this patient. State your rationale and prioritize them.

[ohmeowzer RN, RN]

sounds like a homework question. you should check out your med/surg book and some care plan books. you will learn more if you do it yourself...

[ShanaLynn329]

It's actually a simulation lab question and it's a pediatric client

I have a check off in the morning on a pediatric simulation model

[PICNICRN, BSN, RN]

Where do you ALWAYS start? Think ABCs and go from there.

[WSU_Ally_RN, BSN, RN]

what direction are you thinking??? When you post homework questions, you usually seem to get a better response if you tell us what you already have thought of, that way we don't feel like we're doing your work... and like ohmeowzer RN said, you'll learn much more if you do a little work first.

[suzy253, RN]

don't you even need to get the rationales from your textbook???

[ohmeowzer RN, RN]

you'll get alot more information cracking a book. thats what i had to do, there was no online allnurses when i was in school. i sat in the library for 10 hours a day . i made thousands of flash cards and lots of notes... so open that book , if we can do it so can you !!