Acid-base imbalance

Type: Research Paper

Subject: Pathophysiology

Subject area: Nursing

Education Level: Undergraduate/College

Length: 1 pages

Referencing style: APA

Preferred English: US English

Spacing Option: Double

Instructions: competency describe strategies for safe, effective multidimensional nursing care for clients with acid-base imbalances. scenario tony is a 56-year-old, hispanic male that presented to the emergency room with complaints of shortness of breath, which he has been experiencing for the past two days. he states “i haven’t felt good for about a week, but couldn’t afford to miss work.” he complains of a cough, fever, and feeling exhausted. past medical history includes asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes. upon physical examination, you notice that tony is struggling to breathe, his respiratory rate is 36 breaths per minute and labored, heart rate 115 beats per minute, blood pressure 90/40 mm hg, and his pulse oximetry is 84% on room air. you notify the md. he orders oxygen at 2 l via nc and an arterial blood gas. tony’s abg results: ph 7.28 paco2 – 55 mm hg pao2 – 70 mm hg hco3 – 30 meq/l instructions in a 1-2 page word document: determine tony’s acid-base imbalance describe possible causes of the imbalance identify the signs and symptoms that tony is exhibiting as a result of the acid-base imbalance list the multidimensional care strategies that are appropriate for the care of tony

• Determine Tony’s acid-base imbalance

You can just list the imbalance with a brief explanation of how you came to that conclusion.   Your explanation should contain citation.  This section should be BRIEF.  Delete this paragraph when you write your own.  

• Describe possible causes of the imbalance
• Support with APA citation.   
• Identify the signs and symptoms that Tony is exhibiting as a result of the acid-base imbalance
• List all Tony’s signs and symptoms and support with APA citation.   

• List the multidimensional care strategies that are appropriate for the care of Tony

Give a minimum of three different examples of multidimensional care.  Support your answer with APA citation.   Keep in mind that multidimensional care is NOT the same thing as multidisciplinary.   Those are two different things.  This should be the biggest part of your paper and should primarily focus on nursing.   This should be three paragraphs i