Nursing Care Plan - Neonatal Pneumonia

Neonatal pneumonia is a pulmonary infection presenting with a clinical picture of respiratory distress, associated with chest radiological findings suggesting pneumonia and persisting for at least 48 hours. Infections may be transmitted via the placenta, by aspiration, or acquired postnatally. Neonatal pneumonia can be subdivided into 4 categories (with some overlap between them):

Congenital pneumonia (transplacentally [...]

Nursing Care Plan - Community Acquired Pneumonia

 Pneumonia is inflammation of the terminal airways and alveoli caused by acute infection by various agents. Pneumonia can be divided into three groups: community acquired, hospital or nursing home acquired (nosocomial), and pneumonia in an immunocompromised person. Causes include bacteria (Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella, Legionella). Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAD) is a disease in which [...]