英文摘要 |
This article describes a Patient Influenza-A infection Complicated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Ventilator Detachment. The nursing period was from Jan 31 to Feb 11, 2019. Data were collected through observation, interview, written conversations and chart review according to the holistic assessment. Gordon's 11 Functional Health Patterns Assessment was used. The nursing care problems gas exchange barrier, hyperthermia, and anxiety. The authors provided individualized nursing care plans, including improving oxygenation in prone-position therapy, monitoring oxygen exchange, maintaining adequate ventilation. When the patient could not expectorate sputum by herself, assistance was provided to facilitate suction and maintain free airway flowing. Continuously monitor the patient's body temperature and pay attention to replenishing body fluids to reduce the discomfort of fever. With regard to psychological care, the care-giver provided individualized care, and used listening, companionship, enhancing confidence and hope and health education to reduce the patient's anxiety due to health threats and environmental changes. The healthcare team helped the patient wean ventilator, thus transferred to chest medical ward. Our experience may provide a reference for prone ventilation. A well-designed educational handout or video may be helpful in clinical practice. This article hopefully can be a caring reference for others with similar patients in the future. |