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Nursing Interventions for Common Symptoms

The document provides nursing interventions for 4 patients presenting with different signs and symptoms: a 9 month old baby with a fever, a patient complaining of difficulty breathing, a woman who just gave birth with a foley catheter, and a patient with muscle stiffness in fingers and knees.

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Nursing Interventions for Common Symptoms

The document provides nursing interventions for 4 patients presenting with different signs and symptoms: a 9 month old baby with a fever, a patient complaining of difficulty breathing, a woman who just gave birth with a foley catheter, and a patient with muscle stiffness in fingers and knees.

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Evelyn Medina

BSN-1AS1
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PRACTICE (LAB)

Provide the appropriate nursing interventions based on the signs and


symptoms presented

SIGNS and NURSING INTERVENTIONS


SYMPTOMS
1. Baby Rina 9 months Perform tepid sponge bath to baby Rina with an
old is hot to touch with approval of the assigned physician. The water must be
temperature of 38.2C. 32 degree Celsius since the patient is a baby. Use wash
cloths and put it on her axilla, groin and forehead. Using
other wash cloth, stroke the baby’s arms, legs and back
with firm and gentle. This procedure helps to lower
down the patient’s temperature. Sponge for 20-30
minutes and stop if the baby starts shivering.
2. Lola Remedios With the doctor’s order, perform oral care to the patient.
complaints of difficulty of Poor oral health links to respiratory diseases. Assess
breathing. the patients medical history, signs of dehydration and
dental decay. Assist the patient in doing the oral care if
needed, or gently perform the oral care to the patient by
prioritizing her comfort and privacy.
3. Mrs. Gravida just gave Perform bed bath with doctor’s approval. When doing
birth to baby Nicolai. the procedure, make sure the Foley catheter is in
With foley catheter and secure place to avoid infection. It is better if you leave
has not taken a bath. your patient’s bag or valve attached to the catheter
while doing the bed bath. If the patients have a leg bag,
it must be kept below the level of her bladder at all
times. Sometimes the patient may get urine leaking
down the urethra. Always be careful when doing every
procedure to avoid any complications on the patients
side.
4. Lolo Carding With the approval of his physician, perform massage to
complaints of muscle his muscles in both fingers and knees to relieve the
stiffness of the fingers pressure and stiffness. Stroking the stiff part increases
and knees. the circulation and loosing tight muscle group.

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