Airway Breathing (Oxygenation) Pneumonia Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Reasoning Case Study Medical surgical (NUR 201) Pneumonia-COPD case study solutions JoAnn Walker is an 84-year-old female who has had a productive cough of green phlegm 4 days ago that continues to persist. She was started 3 days ago on prednisone 60 mg po daily and azithromycin (Zithromax) 250 mg po x5 days by her clinic physician. Though she has had intermittent chills, she first noticed a fever last night of 102.0. She has had more difficulty breathing during the night and has been using her albuterol inhaler every 1-2 hours with no improvement. Therefore she called 9-1-1 and arrives at the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS) where you are the nurse who will be responsible for her care.
Category | ATI |
Release date | 2021-09-10 |
Pages | 24 |
Language | English |
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