Nursing Care for Pneumonia Patients

NURSING
CASE STUDY

Table of Contents
Question 1 Specific considerations of clinical manifestations of pneumonia.............................1
Question 2 Pathophysiology of altered ventilation and diffusion...............................................2
Question 3 Difference between HAP, CAP and Aspiration pneumonia.....................................3
Question 4 Nursing care required the patient with pneumonia...................................................4
Question 5 Rational for monitoring specific parameters for pneumonia ...................................6
Question 6 Strategies would be use to ensure Mr. Hunter understand implications...................7
Question 7 Reflection..................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

Question 1 Specific considerations of clinical manifestations of pneumonia
Nurses plays an important function to render help for sick individuals or respond to their
health issues and problems. They are putting their efforts for improving well being of people
through providing various treatments as per causes of disease. The patient is suffering from
several problems such as Breathless, restless, Tacheypnoeic and productive coughs. He is also
facing pleuritic pain on inspiration and all these symptoms are of pneumococcal pneumonia. It's
indications are different as per type of peumonia from which a person get suffered (Holloway
and Galvin, 2016).
(Source: Pneumonia, 2016)
Symptoms
 Inflammation in lung parenchyma and rapidly fever rising which is sign of infection.
 Patients feel pleuritic chest pain while inhaling oxygen or deep breathing and coughing is
observed.
 Heartbeat becomes fast and low concentration of oxygen is observed then body tries to
maintain it which is known as tachypnea.
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Illustration 1: Pneumonia

 Lung infection results into purulent sputum that are filled with pus.
A well qualified and experienced nurse have to identify the status of patient's health
regarding disease of pneumonia through evaluating various symptoms. It is also important to
carrying out several activities related to pathology to determine exact reason of heal issues so
that it can be treated properly to improve well being of an individual. It is necessary to carrying
out check up of an individual in correct way because treatment is based of these indications to
improve health of person (Alligood, 2017).
Diagnosis of pneumonia
They required to to determine the ineffective airway to clear it which is relevant to
copious tracheobronchial secretions which are produced by lungs due to infection. This is
basically related to respiratory system then they have to provide such treatment so that roles of
respiration can be conducted by body in appropriate manner. It is mandatory to put proper efforts
to reduce the production of deficient fluid relevant to fever or rapid respiratory rate of body of
patient.
Goals of Nurse Priorities of nurse
 It is needed to enhance airway patency
of patient.
 Suggest to take rest for conserving
more energy and healthy diet as it is
helpful to recover (Munhall, 2012).
 It is important to maintain normal
production of fluid in correct volume.
 Understand treatment protocol carefully
to conduct diagnosis.
 Nurse have to put efforts to maintain
functions of respiratory system to
normal condition.
 They requires to take proper
precautions so that complications
should be avoided.
 It is compulsory to render knowledge
about treatment status along with
support recuperative procedure.
Question 2 Pathophysiology of altered ventilation and diffusion
Pathophysiology can be described as that field of medical science which facilitate to
know about symptoms and causes of specific health issue along with suitable procedure of
treatment. Some of information about pneumonia according to which Mr. Hunter's treatment
should be carrying out that is given below:
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