Please help with Care plan for ineffective airway clearance..I'm stuck on goals!!
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my pt is an 86 yom who is in for bil aspiration pna, resp failure, cad with pos troponin, acute renal insuff. iv vol depletion. he is demented ox3 does not respond to verbal or tactile stimuli has hx of htn, dm 2, s/p peg tube placement, copd, anemia, debility. o2 sats remain btwn 94-98 with 2l continuous o2 per nasal cannula. he is bed rest as well..
ineffective airway clearance r/t excessive mucus and inability to cough effectively s/t bilateral aspiration pneumonia and copd aeb pt has crackles in rul, wheezing in lul and lll and diminished breath sounds throughout lung fields
i need help with goals as i cannot teach incentive spirometer use, effective coughing techniques because he is demented and ox3 and he is not cyanotic at the moment so i cannot use cyanotic free skin
these are the only goals i have..
1. pt will maintain patent airway throughout shift ending at 6 pm 9/30/10
a.e.b
or
patient's secretions are mobilized and airway is maintained free of secretions, as evidenced by clear lung sounds, eupnea, and ability to effectively cough up secretions after treatments and deep breaths
2. pt will demonstrate effective coughing and clear breath sounds by
interventions: