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Case Study Neonatal Pneumonia

This document provides an introduction and nursing care plan for neonatal pneumonia. [1] It discusses pneumonia as an important cause of neonatal infection and mortality, especially in developing countries like the Philippines. [2] The nursing care plan aims to improve gas exchange and increase oxygen saturation through interventions like monitoring vitals, elevating the head, encouraging deep breathing and coughing. [3] The goal is for visible signs of improved airway and oxygenation after 4 hours of nursing care.

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Case Study Neonatal Pneumonia

This document provides an introduction and nursing care plan for neonatal pneumonia. [1] It discusses pneumonia as an important cause of neonatal infection and mortality, especially in developing countries like the Philippines. [2] The nursing care plan aims to improve gas exchange and increase oxygen saturation through interventions like monitoring vitals, elevating the head, encouraging deep breathing and coughing. [3] The goal is for visible signs of improved airway and oxygenation after 4 hours of nursing care.

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Neonatal pneumonia

A nursing care analysis


Presented to
Ms. Jocelyn N. Grafia

In partial fulfillment for the Academic


Requirement for RLE

By

Zabala, Bryan O .
Santos, Christine R.

BSN 2-1: Group D

November 2023

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………… 3
NURSING CARE PLAN……………………………………………………..4

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I. INTRODUCTION

Objectives:
 to gain more knowledge about pneumonia and neonatal infection
 to spread awareness on one of the leading killer of infants in the
Philippines

Pneumonia is an important cause of neonatal infection and


accounts for significant morbidity and mortality, especially in
still developing country like the Philippines. Pneumonia is the
leading killer of children younger than 5 years old, and the
greatest risk of mortality from pneumonia in childhood is in the
neonatal period.

Early-onset neonatal pneumonia is mostly acquired from the


mother during labour or delivery, and commonly presents with
respiratory distress beginning at, or soon after, birth. Signs of
pneumonia are non-specific in neonates, any newborn infant and
sudden onset of respiratory disease or other signs of illness
should be assessed for pneumonia and sepsis.

Efforts to prevent neonatal pneumonia and sepsis have been


few, despite being essential for reduction of this high mortality.
Active immunization is not always possible in neonates because
of the immaturity of the neonatal immune system and the
several weeks necessary for protective immunity to develop.

Beyond herd protection of neonates through immunization of


older children with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus
influenza type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine, existing vaccine
interventions during infancy have so far not substantially
reduced neonatal mortality

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II. NURSING CARE PLAN

Cues Nursing Diagnosis Goal Intervention Rationale Evaluation

Subjective data: - impaired gas - after 4 hours of INDEPENDENT: - after 4 hours of


exchange related to nursing intervention, nursing intervention,
difficulty of breathing oxygen saturation - monitor body - high fever greatly the patient will show
Objective data: will increase temperature increases metabolic visible sign of
demands and oxygen improved airway
consumption
therefore altering
cellular oxygenation

- observe breathing - to determine if the


patterns patient is suffering
from tachypnea

- elevate patient’s - to increase oxygen


head support and prevent aspiration

- to help the lungs get


- encourage deep rid of accumulated
breathing and stale air and increase
coughing exercise oxygen levels

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- keep the - to prevent further
environment allergen lung infection
free

- Monitor the feeding - to prevent airway


tolerance and problem
emotional stressors

- Monitor the vital - to prevent the body


sign and note any from experiencing
changes in blood further problems
pressure and heart

DEPENDENT

- administer O2 per - to oxygenate the


Doctor’s order blood

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