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Therapeutic
Interventions
o Assist the patient in
performing
coughing and
breathing
manuevers
o Institute suctioning
of the airway as
determined by the
present of
adventitious
sounds, increased
peak airway
pressure and
visible secretion in
the tubing
Education / Continuity
of Care
o Teach coughing,
breathing and
splinting technique
o Monitoring
breathing pattern
o Monitor for
diagframatic muscle
fatigue or weakness
Therapeutic
Intervention :
o Position the patient
with proper body
alignment for
optimal breathing
pattern
o Encourage the
patient to clear his /
her own secretion
with effective cough
o Provide relaxation
training as
appropriate
o Use pain
management as
appropriate
Education /
Continuity of Care
o Explain use of
oxygen therapy,
including the type
and use of
equipment and why
its maintainance is
important
o Asses for
tachycardia,
restlessness,
diaphoresis,
headache, visual
disturbance and
confusion
o Monitor effects of
position change on
oxygenation
(ABGs, SVO2 and
pulse oximetry)
Therapeutic
Intervention
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Therapeutic
Intervention
o Maintain good
alignment of
extremity
o Apply sequential
compression device
on non burned
extremities
o Perform passive
range of motion