NURSING PRACTICE: RESPIRATORY COMPLICATIONS PREVENTION1
PART A:
Introduction:
Spinal cord damage (Sweis & Biller, 2017) (SCI) is comparatively an unusual condition
but is considered as one that has significant personal and societal impacts. Physical injury is
usually severe, with substantial decreases in group engagement, education and quality of life
(QOL). Post the occurrence of SCI, respiratory problems are the most frequent cause of death.
The paper below determines the procedure that might help in impacting the patient and prevent
the occurrence of any of such complications.
Discussion:
Description of the procedure:
Patterns and degree of movement, sensory, and autonomic neurological dysfunction are
the most significant indicators of the magnitude of respiratory vulnerability after SCI. As in other
professional experience, knowledge of biological, pathophysiological, and illness histories
support patient professional evaluation. In SCI, most can be diagnosed from close examination
of the patient's breathing rhythm to detect paradoxical or uneven activity in the chest wall.
Tracheostomy (Gundogdu, Ozturk, Umay, Karaahmet, Unlu & Cakci, 2017) may be done as
early as day 4 after anterior cervical surgery with little rise in the occurrence of wound or device
infection, with less days on the ventilator and a reduced hospital stay in chosen cases.

What interventions must the nurse implement to prevent respiratory complications?

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