So Im thinking that my two d/x are: 1. Ineffective Breathing Pattern R/T Alveolar-capillary membrane changes, secondary to medical d/x pneumonia; shortness of breath, difficulty breathing and...
Ineffective Breathing Pattern R/T Alveolar-capillary membrane changes, secondary to medical d/x pneumonia; shortness of breath, difficulty breathing and respiratory muscle fatigue. I feel like this...
could impaired skin integrity be a good fit- because she has a h/x of multiple bedsores, she has an ileostomy, she has trouble getting all the nutrients she needs because she doesn't like the food at...
I also feel like the activity intolerance one can be secondary to the RA, gout and pneumonia. I'm just so lost =/ I have my assessment data and stuff but I just don't know what to do with it
And could I word the Ineffective breathing one like this: Priority Nursing Diagnosis: Ineffective Breathing Related to: Alveolar-capillary membrane changes and atelectasis, secondary to medical d/x...
So what if my number one be: Ineffective Breathing-where I would tie in my pneumonia, atelectasis. Where I would have my interventions be more focused on bronchodilators, incentive spirometer and...
As far as my abnornmal data collected from my assessment and chart and labs/diagnostics: -Chest x-ray 29 for follow up pneumonia revealed: adjacent atelectasis, cardiac silhouette enlarged, tortuous...
I do not have any assessment data to back up the CAD. So what if I change the first diagnosis to impaired gas exchange? OR ineffective breathing? Is ineffective breathing a nursing diagnosis? I...