Mrs. Hogan, 35F, enters the emergency department with her husband and 2-year-old daughter, complaining of shortness of breath. A strong odor of cigarettes is noted when she enters the triage room. Mrs. Hogan denies smoking but states her husband does daily outside the house. While auscultating her lungs, you hear expiatory wheezing and bronchi throughout. Her VS are as follows: 142/96, HR 88, RR 34, oxygen saturation 86% on room air, and temp is 38.9 C. In what position should the nurse place Mrs. Hogan and why? 2. Identify symptoms that Mrs. Hogan is not responding to treatment and her condition may be worsening.
3. Discuss the medication albuterol. Include drug classification, frequency, and adverse side effects.
4. Write three outcome goals for Mrs. Hogan’s diagnosis of Ineffective Breathing Pattern. (Look up nursing care plans and diagnoses)
5. Mrs. Hogan has responded well to the albuterol nebulizer treatment. The nurse asks her what she was doing when the asthma attack began. Mrs. Hogan says, “nothing special.