Effect of Implementing Nursing Care on Respiratory Parameters for Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases.

Ahmed, Azza Salman; Mohamed, Amany Omar; Mohammed, Salah Ahmed; AbdEl -Aziz, Mervat Anwer; Mehany, Mogedda Mohamed

doi:10.21608/asnj.2019.74152

Effect of Implementing Nursing Care on Respiratory Parameters for Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Master degree in Critical Care Nursing at Sohage University Hospital, Sohage ,Egypt.

² Prof. in intrinsic medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit ,Egypt.

³ Prof. in Anesthia & ICU Department,faculty of medicine, Sohage University, Sohage, Egypt.

⁴ Assistant professor of Critical Care & emergency nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Assuit , Egypt.

10.21608/asnj.2019.74152

Abstract

Acute exacerbation usually accompanied by increased cough, fever, wheezing, nursing care have been involved in delivering non-pharmacological interventions aimed to reducing symptoms Aim of this study was to evaluate effect of implementing nursing care on respiratory parameters for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Design: A quasi experimental research design was used to conduct this research. A convenient sample consisted of 60 patients, they were enrolled into study group (n=30) and control group (n=30) who were admitted to Intensive care unit at Sohag university hospital & chest care unit at Assiut University hospital Tool: this study comprised from Tool I: patient’s demographic and medical data. Tool II: Patient’s clinical assessment sheet consists from: Part 1: Assessment of homodynamic parameters Part II: Respiratory parameters. Part III: laboratory investigation and Receiving medications. The main results: result revealed that there is significant difference regard to temperature in study group compared with control group in 1st & 4 rd days. As regard respiratory parameters the result revealed significant difference regarding heart rate at 4rd &7th day. In addition current study revealed that highly significant difference in both groups regard breath sound (p < 0.005). Conclusion: Efficient nursing management after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improves respiratory parameters.

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