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If disease is affecting the lungs, how can or does this affect other body
systems?
✓ -Ability to exchange gases
✓ -In pain and immobile; high risk for pneumonia (post-surgical)
✓ -COPD; Emphysema and bronchitis
✓ -Pulmonary fibrosis; asbestos
✓ -Lung Ca.
What are some respiratory sounds that maybe heard during an assessment?
✓ -Wheezes
✓ -Crackles (coarse/fine)
✓ -Stridor
✓ -Rhonchi
What are some potential complications for medical and surgical clients in
relation to respiratory?
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✓ -Pneumonia
✓ -Hypoxia
How does age affect tissue oxygenation?
✓ As we age...
✓ - Chest wall more ridged and lungs less elastic and more air is retained
in the lungs at the end of each breath; therefore less air exchange
✓ - We become at more risk for acute diseases and chronic diseases
How can environment affect tissue oxygenation?
✓ Altitude, heat, cold, and air pollution
How can lifestyle affect tissue oxygenation?
✓ diet & exercise
When can a nurse administer oxygen therapy without a doctor's order?
✓ in the event of hypoxemia
What are some important things to do, in regards to nursing care, when
working with a respiratory patient?
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✓ •Report changes in respiratory decline
✓ •Monitor for respiratory improvement or decline
✓ •Document oxygen therapy intervention and changes
✓ •Assess respiratory function prior to medications and for improvement
post medications
✓ •Assess equipment condition
✓ •Educate patient regarding oxygen care, medications, environmental
triggers
✓ •? "SCENT" free hospital
If titrating oxygen, when do you need to check on the patient and what do
you need to do?
✓ 5 minutes after titrating & re-assess (improvements?)
In regards to nursing care, what do you need to do when a patient is
receiving O2 via NP?
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✓ •Nasal prongs: ensure patency, correctly positioned
✓ •Assess nares
✓ •Assess ears for any irritations
✓ •Ensure flowmeter working and set correctly
✓ •Maintain settings as set-up by RT
✓ •Thorough Respiratory Assessments
✓ •With all devices NO SMOKING
✓ •Check tubing - patient laying on tubing, does patient have long
enough tube to reach the bathroom- use extensions, take care to
prevent falls
Should you use Vasaline to moisturize the nostrils of a patient receiving O2 via
NP?
✓ No
What are some important infection control measures when using O2?
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