Assignment 11: Treatment of pneumonia.
You are caring for an 85 year old male hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia. He lives alone, ambulates with a cane, has recently fallen twice in his home and had difficulty getting back up. Relate the following clinical findings to the associated nursing action. See details of the You are taking care of a man who is 85 years old and in the hospital because he has pneumonia. He lives alone and walks with a cane. Recently, he has fallen twice at home and had trouble getting back up. Connect the following clinical findings to the nursing action that goes with them. Learn more about thepatient below
On 4L of O2 nasal cannula
Client displays labored breathing and shortness of breath
Client has a temperature of 102
Current O2 sat is 80% now, but was 90% when he arrived to the emergency room
Identify Objective Data
Identify Subjective Data
Indicate any change in condition noted
Identify 2 clinical findings that are the highest priority
Describe what the nurse can do to address those high priority concerns you identified
Include 2 Nursing Diagnosis
