Nursing Care Plan for Emphysema

NCP for Emphysema

Nursing Diagnosis

Impaired gas exchange related to ventilation-perfusion abnormalities secondary to hypoventilation

Destination :

Patients can maintain adequate gas exchange

Results Criteria :

Patients able to demonstrate :

• Beep net pulmonary
• The color of normal skin
• Blood gases within normal limits for the estimated age

Intervention :

• Assess for signs and symptoms of hypoxia and hypercapnia
• Monitor and record blood gas examination, examine the trend in the increase or decrease in PaO2 PaCO2
• Help with the provision of mechanical ventilation according to indications, assess the need for CPAP or Peep.
• Auscultation chest to listen to breath sounds every hour
• Review the daily chest X-ray examination, or deviations noticed improvement
• Monitor cardiac rhythm
• Provide appropriate parenteral fluid orders
• Provide customized medicines: bronchodilators, antibiotics, steroids.
• Evaluation of AKS in conjunction with a decrease in oxygen demand.