Case study: Nursing Care of Low-Weighted Newborns with Respiratory Distress

Abstract

This study aimed to study disease progression, medical treatment, and discharge planning for low-birth-weight premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome, and use the study results as a body of knowledge in patient care. The study was conducted between 31 January - 31 March 2023. The data collection tools consisted of collecting information from medical records, interviews, and observational guidelines studied in patients diagnosed as premature and low birth weight infants with dyspnea, studying the care plan compared to a case study according to the 5-step nursing process, and summarizing the results of the study.   A case study of Nursing care of low birth weight premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome found that infants had hypoxia due to surfactant deficiency in the lung. The substantial nursing diagnoses are abnormal breathing and monitoring vital signs every 1/2 - 1 hour. For the infection dues to an immature immune system, the essential nursing is monitoring vital signs at the critical stage by utilizing Aseptic Technique and giving antibiotics. These problems are eliminated. On the other hand, anemia hasn't been solved because of immature organs involved in hematopoiesis, and Inflammatory Bowel syndrome caused by a not fully-developed gastrointestinal tract is too. In contrast, solving the mothers' and relatives' concerns about infants' malaise and how to look after them when returning home have been done.