Transcription of Nursing Care Plan A Client with ARDS - Pearson …
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1174 UNIT X / Responses to Altered respiratory FunctionPeggy Adamson is a 36-year-old single womanadmitted to the hospital following a near-drowning in a local lake. On admission to the emergency depart-ment, Ms. Adamson is alert and oriented, having been rescued andresuscitated within 2 minutes of the accident. Rescuers report thatshe seemed to have aspirated a lot of water as she was water-skiing when the accident occurred. She is admitted to the inten-sive care unit for observation. Oxygen is started per nasal cannulaat 6 L/min, intravenous fluids are administered to correct elec-trolyte imbalances, and 40 mg of furosemide (Lasix) is given intra-venously for Mucha cares for Ms. Adamson the evening of the day afterher admission. Throughout her stay, Ms. Adamson has remainedalert and oriented with stable vital signs. Her respiratory rate hasbeen 20 to 24 per minute, with scattered crackles, oxygen satu-rations of around 94%, and a PO2of 75 to 80 mmHg on 6 L/minof oxygen.
Nursing Care Plan A Client with ARDS •Avoiding smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke and environmental pollutants is vital to prevent further lung ... for acute respiratory failure plans and implements which of the following measures to help maintain effective alveolar ventilation? a. Keeps the client in supine position
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