What interventions are necessary for pneumonia?

The options include:

• Antibiotics. These medicines are used to treat bacterial pneumonia.
• Cough medicine. This medicine may be used to calm your cough so that you can rest.
• Fever reducers/pain relievers. You may take these as needed for fever and discomfort.

What can a nurse do for a patient with pneumonia?

Nursing Interventions

• Removal of secretions.
• Adequate hydration of 2 to 3 liters per day thins and loosens pulmonary secretions.
• Humidification may loosen secretions and improve ventilation.
• Coughing exercises.
• Chest physiotherapy.

What should you monitor in patients with pneumonia?

Hospital monitoring usually includes measurement of your heart rate and breathing rate, temperature, and oxygen levels. People who are hospitalized usually get intravenous (IV) antibiotics initially.

What should you monitor for pneumonia?

Chest X-ray to look for inflammation in your lungs. A chest X-ray is often used to diagnose pneumonia. Blood tests, such as a complete blood count (CBC) to see whether your immune system is fighting an infection. Pulse oximetry to measure how much oxygen is in your blood.

What are nursing interventions and rationales?

Nursing interventions are actions that nurses perform to help patients achieve specified health goals. A nursing rationale is written next to each nursing intervention in the nursing care plan.

What are dependent nursing interventions?

Dependent nursing interventions are those that require guidance or supervision from a physician or other medical professional. Interdependent nursing interventions are those that nurses perform as part of a collaborative team of medical professionals working together to care for a patient.

What priority nursing intervention should be implemented for the management of a patient with pneumonia?

Nursing interventions for pneumonia and care plan goals for patients with pneumonia include measures to assist in effective coughing, maintain a patent airway, decreasing viscosity and tenaciousness of secretions, and assist in suctioning.