Nursing_Process_of_Pneumonia (NURSINGBSC472)

NURSING PROCESS: THE PATIENT WITH PNEUMONIA Assessment Nursing assessment is critical in detecting pneumonia. A fever, chills, or night sweats in a patient who also has respiratory symptoms should alert the nurse to the possibility of bacterial pneumonia. A respiratory assessment will further identify the clinical manifestations of pneumonia: pleuritic-type pain, fatigue, tachypnea, use of accessory muscles for breathing, bradycardia or relative bradycardia, coughing, and purulent sputum. It is ...