middle lobes. A Chest tube was placed and Kevin was admitted. Kevin stayed in the hospital for 5 days‚ with his chest tube in place for 4 of those days. He had a chest x-ray done every morning. Kevin was also on 2L O2 per NC as needed. An incentive spirometer was given to him on his last day in the hospital. Kevin has never had his pneumothorax reoccur. What Kevin had was a spontaneous pneumothorax. A spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) usually occurs for no know reason‚ most commonly in young tall
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individuals‚ families‚ and the community. Nurses are patient educators; educating patients on healthier life choices‚ proper medication administration‚ caring for their wounds‚ and how to use health care equipment such as glucometers and incentive spirometers. We spend our lives helping others. Nursing practice is not limited to a hospital or clinical setting. Nurses are also found in rehabilitation facilities‚ nursing homes‚ community health centers‚ and schools. Nursing education prepares nursing
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Unit 14: physiological disorders P1: explain the nature of two physiological disorders P2: explain the signs and symptoms related to two named physiological disorders. The first physiological disorder which I’m going to interview and talk about is asthma‚ before the interview I asked him if he had time to answer and talk about how asthma had come into his life and how he discovered the physiological disorder when we was a young man. I am trying to discover the physiological disorder
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Nursing Diagnosis # 1 Ineffective breathing pattern related to decreased oxygen saturation‚ poor tissue perfusion‚ obesity‚ decreased air entry to bases of both lungs‚ gout and arthritic pain‚ decreased cardiac output‚ disease process of COPD‚ and stress as evidenced by shortness of breath‚ BMI > 30 abnormal breathing patterns (rapid‚ shallow breathing)‚ abnormal skin colour (slightly purplish)‚ excessive diaphoresis‚ nasal flaring and use of accessory muscles‚ statement of joint pain‚ oxygen
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B. Parker Prof. Fern Baudo December 4‚ 2013 Nursing Process Paper ! Managing ineffective health maintenance in a patient with multiple chronic illnesses. Overview. M.E.P. is a 37 year old African-American female who came to the ER on September 20‚ complaining of widespread severe body pain‚ shortness of breath‚ weakness‚ extreme fatigue‚ and a fever. In the ER‚ the physicians admitted her to inpatient care with two diagnoses: sickle cell anemia crisis and mycoplasmic pneumonia
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Treatment After a diagnosis of COPD is made‚ the next step is a plan of care for the patient. Primary healthcare providers can reduce further lung damage and COPD exacerbations through early diagnosis‚ pharmacological‚ and rehabilitation interventions (Bauldoff‚ 2012). Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program in which a team of healthcare professionals help manage and treat the problems caused by COPD‚ resulting in a reduction of symptoms and an improved quality of life. It typically combines exercise
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Chapter 28: Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Following assessment of a patient with pneumonia‚ the nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance. Which assessment data best supports this diagnosis? a. Weak‚ nonproductive cough effort b. Large amounts of greenish sputum c. Respiratory rate of 28 breaths/minute d. Resting pulse oximetry (SpO2) of 85% ANS: A The weak‚ nonproductive cough indicates that the patient is unable to clear
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from the lungs following breathing in as deeply as possible. The purpose of this study was to see if position of measurement‚ gender‚ and athleticism affected vital capacity. This experiment was conducted on 46 college-aged students using a wet spirometer in standing and sitting positions. Each student self-reported their age‚ and whether or not they were an athlete or a smoker. Measurements of each individual’s chest circumference‚ and height were recorded. The experiment showed that both gender
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The Inspiratory capacity is the amount of air that is inhaled‚ TV + IRV. It is 60% of the total lung capacity. The Functional Residual Capacity is the volume in the lungs after residual expiration. This cannot be measured directly by the spirometer because the residual volume (RV) cannot be exhaled‚ is measured indirectly using helium dilution or nitrogen washout. ERV +
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There are three phases for muscle cell contraction: initiation of action potential in the sarcolemma‚ excitation-contraction coupling‚ and contraction‚ sliding of the myofilaments. ATP and calcium ions are two essential elements for muscle contraction. When ATP attaches to the myosin head‚ it gets hydrolyzed to ADP and Pi. Calcium ions bind to the troponin molecules and help expose the binding sites of actin filaments to allow for the attachment of the myosin heads. After the sliding of the myofilaments
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