Nursing Interventions: Peptic Ulcers Support the patient emotionally and offer reassurance. Administer prescribed medications. Provide six small meals a day or small hourly meals as ordered. Schedule care so that the patient ...

Nursing Interventions: Pericarditis Stress the importance of bed rest, Assist the patient with bathing if necessary. Provide a bedside commode because this method puts less stress on the heart rather than using a bed pan. Place...

Nursing Interventions: Pneumonia Maintain a patent airway and adequate oxygenation. Obtain sputum specimens as needed. Use suction if the patient can’t produce a specimen. Provide a high calorie, high protein diet of soft...

Nursing Interventions: Poliomyelitis Maintain a patent airway, and keep a tracheotomy tray at the patient’s bed side. Encourage a return to mild activity as soon as possible. Prevent fecal impaction by giving enough fluids to...

Nursing Interventions: Pulmonary Edema Help the patient relax to promote oxygenation. Place the patient in high Fowler’s position to enhance lung expansion. Administer oxygen as ordered. Carefully record the time morphine is...

Nursing Interventions: Pseudomonas Infection For respiratory infection, maintain a patent airway by suctioning secretions whenever necessary and provide adequate oxygen. Administer ordered analgesics as needed. Protect...