Nursing Care Plan for Risk for Altered Respiratory Function
Nursing Care Plan for Risk for Altered Respiratory Function Definition A situation where individuals at risk of a threat in the air path through the respiratory tract and the gas exchange (O2-CO2) between the lungs and vascular system. Related Factors Pathophysiology Related to the secretion is thick or excessive secretions Infection Cystic Fibrosis Influenza Related to immobility, static secretions, and ineffective cough Neurological disease (Guillain Barre Syndrome, myasthenia gravis) Central nervous system depression / trauma to the head Cerebrovascular injury ( stroke ) Quadriplegia Action Related to immobility Effect of sedation medication General or spinal anesthesia Related to the suppression of cough reflex Related to decreased oxygen in inspired air. Situational (Personal, environmental) Related to immobility Surgery or trauma Pain , fear, anxiety Fatigue Damage to the perception / cognition Related to very high humidity or low Related to loss of cilia clearance mechanisms, in