NURSING DIAGNOSIS FOR

LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES

Julie Marie T. Lavilla

BSN 3-D
Group 5
PULMONARY CONTUSION
 Major nursing diagnoses may include the following:

 Ineffective airway clearance related to tracheobronchial

obstruction secondary to hemorrhage and localized edema

 Impaired gas exchange related to altered oxygen supply

 Acute Pain related to trauma

PENETRATING TRAUMA
(GUNSHOT/STAB WOUNDS)
 Major nursing diagnoses may include the following:

 Ineffective airway clearance related to

tracheobronchial obstruction

 Impaired gas exchange related to altered oxygen

supply

 Acute Pain related to trauma

 Deficient fluid volume related to active fluid loss due to
bleeding

 Risk for infection related to inadequate primary defenses

 Risk for ineffective tissue perfusion: peripheral, renal, GI,

cardiopulmonary, or central related to hypovolemia,
decreased arterial flow & cerebral edema
PNEUMOTHORAX/ HEMOTHORAX
 Major nursing diagnoses may include the following:

 Ineffective
breathing pattern related to
accummulation of air or blood in the pleural space

 Trauma/Suffocation related to inadvertently

punctured pleura

 Deficientknowledge (Learning Need) regarding

condition, treatment plan, self-care, and discharge
needs related to