Patient Problem List

Problem No. Date Nursing Problem Date Resolved

1 July 7, 2018 Ineffective airway July 7, 2018

clearance

2 July 12, 2018 Risk Impaired Gas July 12, 2018

Exchange

3 July 12, 2018 Risk for Infection July 12, 2018

4 July 7, 2018 Activity intolerance July 7, 2018

5 July 12, 2018 Readiness for enhance July 12, 2018

knowledge

6 July 12, 2018 Readiness for enhance July 12, 2018

Sleep

7 July 12, 2018 Readiness for enhance July 12, 2018

self-care

8 July 7, 2018 Anxiety July 7, 2018

Problem Identified:
1. Risk Impaired Gas Exchange
2. Risk for Infection
3. Readiness for enhance self-care
4. Readiness for enhance Sleep
5. Readiness for enhance knowledge
6. Activity intolerance
7. Anxiety
8. .Ineffective Airway Clearance.
Priority Problems:

1. MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY OF NEEDS

2. Airway breathing circulation prioritization

3. Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern
4. Nursing Prioritization
 Definition of Terms:

1. Alveolus - is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity and is found in
the lung parenchyma (tissue inside the lung).

2. Dynamic Hyperinflation - is a phenomenon that occurs when a new breath begins

before the lung has reached the static equilibrium volume.

3. Elastase - a pancreatic enzyme that digests elastin.

4. Exacerbation - a sudden worsening of COPD symptoms (shortness of breath, quantity

and color of phlegm) that typically lasts for several days.

5. Matrix metalloproteinases - also known as matrixins, are calcium-dependent zinc-

containing endopeptidases; other family members are adamalysins, serralysins, and
astacins.

6. Metaplasia - abnormal change in the nature of a tissue.

7. Polycythemia - abnormally increased red cell production in the bone marrow.

8. Proteolysis - is the breakdown of proteins into smaller polypeptides or amino acids

9. RHF- RIGHT HEART FAILURE

10. V/Q Mismatch - is a defect that occurs in the lungs whereby ventilation (the exchange of
air between the lungs and the environment) and perfusion (the passage of blood through
the lungs) are not evenly matched, a symptom typical of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD).