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oleh Hernowo Budi Santoso, S.Kep.,Ns.

Pneumonia is a health problem in the world with a high mortality rate both in developing countries and in developed countries such as America, Canada and European countries. This infection is generally spread from someone who is exposed to the surrounding environment or has direct contact with an infected person through hands or by breathing air (droplets) due to coughing or sneezing. The purpose of the study was to describe ineffective airway clearance nursing care in pneumonia patients with a case study descriptive research method. The research sample was pneumonia patients who experienced ineffective airway clearance and data collection techniques through interviews, observations, physical examinations and documentation studies. The results of the case study showed that the patient had signs and symptoms of additional ronchi breath sounds, RR 26 x/minute and the client said he was coughing up phlegm, phlegm was difficult to expel and it was difficult to breathe when coughing. The conclusion is that to carry out nursing care for ineffective airway clearance in pneumonia patients, chest physiotherapy nursing actions and effective coughing can be carried out.

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