You are writing a care plan for an 85 -year-old patient who has community-acquired pneumonia and you note decreased breath sounds to bilateral lung bases on auscultation. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?

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Nursing diagnoses are not medical diagnoses or treatments. The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient is ineffective airway clearance related to copious tracheobronchial secretions. Pneumonia and poor ventilation are not nursing diagnoses. Immobility is likely, but is less directly related to the patients admitting medical diagnosis and the nurses assessment finding.

You Are Writing a Care Plan for an 85 -Year-Old