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1. Help with my nursing diagnosis!!! Please!!

   eternallove replied to eternallove's topic in Student Assist

   I have Prentice Hall Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 8th edition, Judith M. Wilkerson The patient had no other labs...We did our assessment with the chest tube in place, and it was not until we were dismissed our teacher told us the patients tube had bee...

2. Help with my nursing diagnosis!!! Please!!

   eternallove replied to eternallove's topic in Student Assist

   OKay here is where I am at..Let me know what you think, Please and Thank you #1-Impaired Gas Exchange R/T air in intrapleural space of lungs, decreased functional lung tissue AEB diminished breath sounds R lobe bilaterally and tachypnea (24) #2-Ineff...

3. Help with my nursing diagnosis!!! Please!!

   eternallove replied to eternallove's topic in Student Assist

   OKay here is what I've got...the patients x-ray showed a large R pneumothorax- Patients labs showed low CO2 and Calcium levels, now assessment- Pt's vitals were Pulse 101, R 24, 2 Sat 90%, patient was in pain-patient had diminished lung sounds bilate...

4. Help with my nursing diagnosis!!! Please!!

   eternallove replied to eternallove's topic in Student Assist

   I am really having a hard time with this. We are told to use our labs and assessment to base our nursing diagnosis. So I've already stated his xray showed a pneumothorax, Chem 7 was low CO2 and low Calcium. Patient had irregular heart beat, shortness...

5. Help with my nursing diagnosis!!! Please!!

   eternallove posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi all! I get really confused with the nursing dianosis's. We must get the main diagnosis correct, but I am having a hard time. The patient suffered a pneumothorax, but the chest tube was taken out on day of assessment, only to be diagnosed with pneu...