NURS372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nasal Cannula, Bloating, Weight Loss
20 Feb 2019
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Postnasal drip (may need cough suppressant), constant cough (may need cough suppressant or expectorant: depression - dont ignore this; especially when first diagnosed or when getting worse. To improve gas exchange - give them o2. Outcome - want increased pulse ox and improved abgs - better gas exchange. Patient is alert and oriented - best data that indicates that interventions for impaired gas exchange have been effective > in nclex question: ineffective airway clearance - auscultate lung sounds - do they have wheezes, rhonchi, crackles; or. But have to balance because they might have cor pulmonale when they cough they cant expectorate although in their lung sounds you could tell they had fluid in there. Head down position - some people feel worse when you do this. Putting things where they can reach them, shower chair. Could tell this by their weight and bmi.
