Tuberculosis : Nursing Assessment

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

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