About Chest Infection

Question 1

What is chest infection?

Answer 1

Is an infection of the lungs or airways.

Question 2

What are the main type of chest infection?

Answer 2

Bronchitis

Pneumonia

Question 3

Most bronchitis cases is caused by?

Answer 3

Viruses

Question 4

Most pneumonia is caused by?

Answer 4

Bacteria

Question 5

Summary:

• Chest infection is an infection of the lungs or airway.
• where the main types are BRONCHITIS and PNEUMONIA
• as for the Bronchitis cases is caused by a virus
• while as for Pneumonia, it is caused by bacterias

Question 6

O2 ADMINISTRATION

1. scene is safe
2. draw the curtains/close the door
3. hand hygiene
4. greet the px
5. Provide upright position if flat
6. • „as you are having breathing difficulty,
     - It is important to maintain an upright position.
     - it helps to improve your chest expansion and lung volume
     - so may I provide you an upright position?

Question 7

7. Provide comfort position with pillows (pillows in a cross position)
8. -„as you are having breathing problems,
   -your doctor advised for oxygen supplementation
   - so I’m going to administer oxygen for you.”
9. Check px ID and hospital no. with the prescription chart
10. Ask full name and DoB
11. Check the patients allergy status from the prescription chart
12. „My px is not allegric to to any drugs”

Question 8

13. Take the prescription chart and read loudly.
    • Nasal Cannula - O2 supplementation 2L-4L max
    • Face mask - O2 supplementation 5L-8L max

Question 9

14. Take appoproiate article accdng to the prescription.
15. Attach O2 tubing and connect to the central oxygen line valve tightly
16. Adjust the oxygen in the o2 line flowmeter.
17. Check for working status from teh administratoon part
18. „Oxygen is coming and it is working well”
19. Connect oxygen tube to the px
20. Oxygen tube around the the ears and tighten the lock on chin.
    21”i will be doing documentation”

Question 10

Desired effect of Oxygen

Answer 10

It helps improve the oxygen saturation in the blood

Makes breathing more easy and effortless.

Question 11

Undesired effect of oxygen

Nasal cannula
- dry nose
- tiredness
- morning aches

fave mask
- dry nose
- dry mouth
- tiredness
- morning aches