Republic of the Philippines
Naval State University
                                                                            College of Arts and Sciences
                                                          NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
                                                                                     Naval, Biliran
                                                                               NURSING CARE PLAN
       NAME: Duba, Erlinda           SEX: Female      AGE: 70 years old        WARD:      Medical      DATE: 08  13  17          SHIFT: 7:00am  3:00pm
       DIAGNOSIS:    CAP MR, BAIAE CHIEF COMPLAINTS: Fever, cough and difficulty of breathing                  PHYSICIAN: Dr. Sabornido
         CUES              NURSING DIAGNOSIS            SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS               OBJECTIVES         NURSING INTERVENTIONS                    RATIONALE            EVALUATION
Subjective:              Impaired gas exchange        Community-                   General:
maglisod kog ginhawa   related to alveolar          acquired pneumonia (CAP)     After two days of
as verbalized by the     capillary membrane           is    a disease in    which  nursing intervention,
patient.                 changes such as              individuals who have not     the client will be able
                         pneumoconiosis as            recently been hospitalized   to demonstrate
Objective:               evidenced by difficulty of   develop      an infection of improved ventilation
   - Dry cough           breathing, respiratory       the lungs (pneumonia).       and oxygenation of
   - Pale appearance     rate of 25 cycles per                                     tissues within clients
   - Restless            minute, pulse rate of 98     CAP is a common illness normal limits.
   - Difficulty          beats per minute,            and can affect people of all
        Sleeping         restless, cough and pale     ages. CAP often causes Specific:                       Independent:
   - Difficulty of       in appearance.               problems like difficulty in After eight hours of       1. Evaluate the clients vital   1. To assess respiratory
        breathing                                     breathing,      fever, chest nursing interventions,    capacity                         insufficiency
   - Disturbed                                        pains, and a cough. CAP the client will be able
        thoughts and                                  occurs because the areas to show:                      2. Assist the client in a        2. Facilitate easier
        feelings                                      of the lung which absorb          - clear breath       semi-fowlers position           breathing
   - Facial grimace                                   oxygen (alveoli) from the             sounds
   - Oxygen via                                       atmosphere become filled          - eliminate          3. Emphasize adequate rest       3. Promotes comfort
        cannula                                       with fluid and cannot work            dyspnea
   - V/S:                                             effectively                       - respiratory
        T  35.8                                                                            rate of <20
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P  98 bpm       Pneumonia also is the              cycles per      4.Encourage adequate oral     4. Helps liquefy secretions
R  25 cpm       inflammation of the lung           minute          fluid intake of 2000 ml per
BP  90/70mmhg   parenchyma caused by           -   relaxation to   day
                 various microorganisms,            condition
                 including          bacteria,                       5.Have stand by oxygen        5.For emergency use
                 mycobacteria, chlamydiae,
                 mycoplasma,           fungi,                       Dependent:
                 parasites and viruses. As                          6. Administer mucolytics as   6. Decreases mucus
                 the lung parenchyma and                            prescribed.                   viscosity
                 alveoli of the lungs are
                 inflamed it impairs gas                            7. Administer antibiotics, as 7. Avoids further
                 exchange due to the                                ordered and monitor for       multiplication of
                 alterations in the alveoli                         side effects                  microorganisms.
                 which is the site for actual
                 gas exchange.                                      8. Administer                 8. Helps enhance passage
                                                                    bronchodilator as             of air to the airway.
                 Source:                                            recommended.
                 Black, Hawks and Keene,
                 Medical  Surgical Nursing
                 6th Edition, Volume 1,
                 page 225.
                                                                                                              ACTUAL NURSING DIAGNOSIS
                                                                                     Republic of the Philippines
                                                                                      Naval State University
                                                                                    College of Arts and Sciences
                                                                NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
                                                                                                      Naval, Biliran
                                                                               NURSING CARE PLAN
        NAME: Duba, Erlinda             SEX: Female   AGE: 70 years old       WARD:        Medical       DATE: 08  13  17         SHIFT: 7:00am  3:00pm
        DIAGNOSIS:      CAP MR, BAIAE CHIEF COMPLAINTS: Fever, cough and difficulty of breathing                   PHYSICIAN: Dr. Sabornido
          CUES                 NURSING DIAGNOSIS        SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS               OBJECTIVES           NURSING INTERVENTIONS                 RATIONALE               EVALUATION
Subjective:                  Ineffective airway        When an infectious            Specific:                 Independent:
Naa koy ubo as             clearance related to     particles reach the sterile    After eight hours of      1. Monitor respirations and    1. Indicative of respiratory
verbalized by the patient.   excessive mucous         lower respiratory tract, an    nursing intervention      breath sounds noting rate     distress/ accumulation of
                             production.              inflammatory response          the client will be able   and sounds.                   secretion.
Objective:                                            develop thus producing         to:
   - Dry cough                                        exudates that interferes           - Maintain            2. Position head              2. To maintain open airway
   - Pale appearance                                  with diffusion of oxygen                patent,          appropriately forage/         in at rest or compromised
   - Restless                                         and carbon dioxide areas                adequate         condition.                    individuals.
   - Difficulty of                                    of the lungs are not                    airway.
        breathing                                     adequately ventilated                                    3. Suction secretion as       3. To clear airway when
   - Facial grimace                                   because of secretions and                                needed.                       excessive secretions that
   - Oxygen via                                       mucosal edema and the                                                                  are blocking the airway.
        cannula                                       client experience
   - V/S:                                             difficulty of breathing.                                 Collaborative:
        T  35.8                                                                                               4. Give expectorant/          4. To mobilize secretions to
        P  98 bpm                                                                                             bronchodilator (Salbutamol    improve respiratory
        R  25 cpm                                                                                             neb)                          function and gas exchange.
       BP  90/70mmhg
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Source:                    5. Give O2 inhalation   5. To aid in breathing.
Medical  Surgical         6. Give antibiotic as   6. To treat the underlying
Nursing, 11th edition by   ordered.                cause of illness.
Suddarth, page 550.
                           7. Infuse IVF.          7. To help loosen secretion.
                                                               ACTUAL NURSING DIAGNOSIS
                                                                            Republic of the Philippines
                                                                             Naval State University
                                                                           College of Arts and Sciences
                                                          NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
                                                                                   Naval, Biliran
                                                                              NURSING CARE PLAN
        NAME: Duba, Erlinda             SEX: Female   AGE: 70 years old       WARD:      Medical       DATE: 08  13  17           SHIFT: 7:00am  3:00pm
        DIAGNOSIS:      CAP MR, BAIAE CHIEF COMPLAINTS: Fever, cough and difficulty of breathing                PHYSICIAN: Dr. Sabornido
          CUES                NURSING DIAGNOSIS         SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS             OBJECTIVES            NURSING INTERVENTIONS                   RATIONALE             EVALUATION
Subjective:                  Acute pain related to     Pneumonia is                Specific:                  Independent:
masakit akong dughan        localized inflammation   inflammation of the          After 8 hours of           1. Elevate head of the bed,     1. Lowers diaphragm,
kung muubo ko as            and persistent cough     terminal airways and         nursing interventions,     change position frequently.     promoting chest expansion
verbalized by the patient.                            alveoli caused by acute      the patient will display                                   and expectoration of
                                                      infection by various         patent airway with                                         secretions.
Objective:                                            agents. Pneumonia can be     breath sounds clearing
   - Dyspnea                                          divided into three groups:   and absence of             2. Assist patient with deep     2. Deep breathing
   - Fatigue                                          community acquired,          dyspnea.                   breathing exercises.            facilitates maximum
   - Restless                                         hospital or nursing home                                                                expansion of the lungs and
   - Dry cough                                        acquired (nosocomial),                                                                  smaller airways.
   - Pale appearance                                  and pneumonia in an
   -     V/S taken as                                 immunocompromised                                       3. Demonstrate or help          3. Coughing is a natural
        follows:                                      person. Causes include                                  patient learn to perform        self-cleaning mechanism.
        T- 35.8                                       bacteria (Streptococcus,                                activity like splinting chest   Splinting reduces chest
       P- 98                                          Staphylococcus,                                         and effective coughing          discomfort, and an upright
        R- 25                                         Haemophilus influenzae,                                 while in upright position.      position favors deeper,
        BP- 90/70mmHg                                 Klebsiella, Legionella).                                                                more forceful cough effort.
                                                      Community Acquired
                                                      Pneumonia (CAD) is a                                    4. Force fluids to at least     4. Fluids especially warm
                                                      disease in which                                        2000 ml per day and offer       liquids aid in mobilization
                                                      individuals who have not
                                                                                                                                                           ACTUAL NURSING DIAGNOSIS
recently been hospitalized   warm, rather than cold        and expectoration of
develop an infection of      fluids                        secretions.
the lungs. It is an acute
inflammatory condition
thats result from           Collaborative:
aspiration of                5. Administer medications     5. Aids in reduction of
oropharyngeal secretions     as prescribe: mucolytics or   bronchospasm and
or stomach contents in       expectorants.                 mobilization of secretions.
the lungs.
                             6. Provide supplemental       6. Fluids are required to
Source:                      fluids.                       replace losses and aid in
Medical  Surgical                                         mobilization of secretions.
Nursing, 11th edition by
Suddarth, page 600.
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