Nursing Assessment
- History
- Physical symptoms
- Productive cough
- Night sweats
- Afternoon temperature elevation
- Weight loss
- Pleuritic chest pain
- Crackles over apices of lungs
- Sputum collection
Nursing diagnoses
- Ineffective breathing pattern related to decreased lung capacity
- Ineffective airway clearance related to increased secretions, fatigue, and decreased lung capacity
- Risk for infection (spread of infection to others) related to cough and sputum production, lack of knowledge of disease process, and social/economic circumstances
- Noncompliance and ineffective health management related to lack of knowledge of disease process, lack of motivation, long-term nature of treatment, and lack of resources
Planning
- Comply with therapeutic regimen
- Have no recurrence of disease
- Have normal pulmonary function
- Take appropriate measures to prevent spread of disease
