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Imbalanced Nutrition — COPD Nursing Care Plans by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Apr 28, 2012NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Nutrition: imbalanced, less than body requirements May be related to Dyspnea; sputum production Medication side effects; anorexia, nausea/vomiting Fatigue Possibly evidenced by Weight loss; loss of muscle mass, poor muscle tone Rep...
5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Nursing Care Plans by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Apr 28, 2012All respiratory diseases characterized by chronic obstruction to airflow fall under the broad classification of COPD, also known as chronic airflow limitations (CAL). COPD is a condition of chronic dyspnea with expiratory airflow limitation that does...
Knowledge Deficit — COPD Nursing Care Plans by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Apr 28, 2012NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Knowledge Deficit May be related to Lack of information/unfamiliarity with information resources Information misinterpretation Lack of recall/cognitive limitation Possibly evidenced by Request for information Statement of concern...
Ineffective Airway Clearance — COPD Nursing Care Plans by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Apr 28, 2012NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Ineffective Airway Clearance May be related to Bronchospasm Increased production of secretions; retained secretions; thick, viscous secretions Decreased energy/fatigue Possibly evidenced by Statement of difficulty breathing Changes...
Impaired Gas Exchange — COPD Nursing Care Plans by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Apr 28, 2012NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Impaired Gas Exchange May be related to Altered oxygen supply (obstruction of airways by secretions, bronchospasm; air-trapping) Alveoli destruction Possibly evidenced by Dyspnea Confusion, restlessness Inability to move secretions...
Risk for Infection — COPD Nursing Care Plans by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Apr 28, 2012NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Risk for Infection Risk factors may include Inadequate primary defenses (decreased ciliary action, stasis of secretions) Inadequate acquired immunity (tissue destruction, increased environmental exposure) Chronic disease process Ma...
COPD PATIENTS IN PREHOSPITAL SETTING by StatCare EMS Journal Club on Mar 14, 2012 During my training as an emergency medical technician, it was always emphasized that in case of difficulty of breathing, give 15 liters per minute oxygen via non-rebreather face mask. Perhaps this is with the notion of doing...
Bronchitis Pathophysiology & Schematic Diagram by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Feb 29, 2012Bronchitis is an inflammation of the air passages within the lungs. It occurs when the trachea (windpipe) and the large and small bronchi (airways) within the lungs become inflamed because of infection or other causes. Bronchitis is one of the diseas...
Nursing Management of Bronchiectasis by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Jan 24, 2012Nursing care plans, management, drugs, medical management and pathophysiology of Bronchiectasis. Visit us at: Nurseslabs...
Nursing Management of Bronchiectasis by Nurseslabs — For All Your Nursing Needs! on Dec 21, 2011Nursing care plans, management, drugs, medical management and pathophysiology of Bronchiectasis. Visit us at: Nurseslabs...
