Pneumonia 2: effective nursing assessment and management.
Part 1 of this two-part unit on pneumonia explored common signs and symptoms of the infection, and explained how nurses can identify those at high risk. This part looks at its nursing assessment and management.
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Monklands Hospital, Airdrie.
D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology