Title: Apply the nursing process for a client with a disorder of the respiratory system.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Applying the Nursing Process to the Adult Client

Application should include

- recognizing the clinical judgment model components
- identifying of factors in the prevention of respiratory system disorders
- describing the steps in nursing assessment
- nursing management in diagnostic tests
- describing procedures with related equipment
- using skills involved with related procedures
- using nursing management of selected disorders
- describing diagnoses and plan of care
- identifying pharmacological management and dietary plan
- providing educational guidelines.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the factors related to the prevention of disorders of the respiratory system, such as cessation of smoking and health teaching?
- What are the steps included in the nursing assessment of respiratory system disorders?
- How would one explain the purpose and nursing management of diagnostic tests, such as lung perfusion scan, radiologic studies (e.g., chest X-rays, fluoroscopy, pulmonary angiogram), arterial blood gasses, biopsy, thoracic CT, and pulse oximetry?
- What dietary principles are incorporated in the care of the client, including tube feedings?
- How would one describe the procedures related to ventilators and use of oxygen-delivery systems?
- How would one demonstrate skills related to CPR, sputum collections, suctioning, tracheostomy care, intradermal injections, and chest physical therapy?
- How would one describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, nursing management, and treatment modalities of disorders, such as
  - nasal polyps
  - epistaxis
  - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  - pneumothorax
  - pulmonary embolus
  - atelectasis
  - inflammatory/infectious disorders (e.g., tonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess, pharyngitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, influenza, pulmonary tuberculosis)?
- What are nursing diagnoses related to the client with respiratory system disorders?
- How would one develop a plan of care to meet the biological, psychological, social, and cultural needs of the client?
- What nursing care is necessary for the pre- and post-operative client experiencing surgical procedures, such as tracheostomy, tonsillectomy, laryngectomy, and pneumonectomy?
- How would one explain the integration of pharmacological agents, such as
  - antihistamines
  - expectorants
  - corticosteroids
  - antitussives
  - bronchodilators
  - antituberculosis drugs

in the nursing management of the client?

- What are the factors related to the prevention of disorders of the respiratory system, such as cessation of smoking and health teaching?
- What are the steps included in the nursing assessment of respiratory system disorders?
- How would one explain the purpose and nursing management of diagnostic tests, such as lung perfusion scan, radiologic studies (e.g., chest X-rays, fluoroscopy, pulmonary angiogram), arterial blood gasses, biopsy, thoracic CT, and pulse oximetry?
- What dietary principles are incorporated in the care of the client, including tube feedings?