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...
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...
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...
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...
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...