Ineffective breathing pattern care plan: This nursing care plan and diagnosis is for the following condition: Ineffective Breathing Pattern, Dyspnea, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Hypoxia, Acute Respiratory Failure, Hypoxemia, and Respiratory Illness
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This care plan is listed to give an example of how a Nurse (LPN or RN) may plan to treat a patient with those conditions.
Important Disclosure: Please keep in mind that these care plans are listed for Example/Educational purposes only , and some of these treatments may change over time. Do not treat a patient based on this care plan.
Care Plans are often developed in different formats. The formatting isn’t always important, and care plan formatting may vary among different nursing schools or medical jobs. Some hospitals may have the information displayed in digital format, or use pre-made templates. The most important part of the care plan is the content, as that is the foundation on which you will base your care.
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An 86 year old female comes into the ER. Pt states she has been extremely short of breath for the past 12 hours and you note she is only about to state 2-3 words before she stops and has to breathe again. You note she is using her accessory muscles to help her breathe. Collecting health history is difficult. Pt came in on her home oxygen tank and you note the oxygen setting is on 4 Liters. The pt states her normal oxygen setting is 2 L but since she has became short of breath she increased it to 4 liters but says it hasn’t helped and that is why she come to the ER. Pt breathing is fast and irregular (especially on activity and exertion). You hook the patient up to cardiac monitor and find her oxygen saturation to be 85%, HR 112, BP 150/86, and RR 36. Lungs sounds are diminished and hard to hear. Chest X-ray shows hyper-inflated lungs with flatten diaphragm correlating with COPD. ABGS show PCO2 60, pH 7.25, PO2 50, O2 Sat 85%.
You note she is only about to state 2-3 words before she stops and has to breathe again. You note she is using her accessory muscles to help her breathe. Collecting health history is difficult. Pt came in on her home oxygen tank and you note the oxygen setting is on 4 Liters. The Pt breathing is fast and irregular (especially on activity and exertion). You hook the patient up to cardiac monitor and find her oxygen saturation to be 85%, HR 112, BP 150/86, and RR 36. Lungs sounds are diminished and hard to hear. Chest X-ray shows hyper-inflated lungs with flatten diaphragm correlating with COPD. ABGS show PCO2 60, pH 7.25, PO2 50, O2 Sat 85%
-Pt will demonstrate two breathing techniques to use during dyspneic episodes within 12 hours.
-The nurse will verbalized and demonstrate to the patient 4 breathing techniques to use during dyspneic episodes within 6 hours of the hospitalization.