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NURS 198 Spring 2022 Case Study Joe Ritter, a 74-year-old retired bricklayer, has a 40-pack-year tobacco history and a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Today, he presents to the emergency department with reports of shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. He in respiratory distress with retracting respirations of 26 breaths/min, BP is 154/76 mm Hg, pulse is 120 beats/min, and temperature is 37°C. His skin color is pale gray, his chest is barrel-shaped, and he uses accessory muscles to breathe; he appears anxious and is sitting in a tripod position. His nail beds are bluish in color; his oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry is 72%. Chest auscultation reveals wheezes and decreased-to-absent breath sounds in bilateral bases. Hyperresonance is noted upon chest wall percussion. Chest x-ray showed atelectasis bilaterally in the bases. Mr. Ritter coughs with minimal amounts of clear sputum. (Learning Objectives 5 and 8) a. What findings from the given scenario are subjective data? b. What findings from the given scenario represent objective data? Describe which is abnormal and why. c. What is the pathophysiology related to this disease process in the aging adult patient? d. Choose 3 nursing diagnoses and develop a care plan for this patient based upon the assessment and diagnoses using the concept map below.
Tell me what you want to do ay in Protected View. Enable Editing Concept Map "INCLUDE 3 NURSING DIAGNOSES AND THEN USE CHART ON NEXT PAGE TO DETAIL EACH NURSING DIAGNOSIS WITH INTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOMES 2. Nursing Diagnosis 2: Related to: Evidenced by: 1. Nursing Diagnosis 1: Related to: Evidenced by Age, gender, main diagnosis, brief description of patient 3. Nursing Diagnosis 3: Related to: Evidenced by: