Ward 8​ 

Ward 8 is a 15-bed Pulmonology Unit that provides screening and treatment for chronic and acute respiratory diseases and lung tumors. We provide care to patients aged 14 and older.​

Patient Population: Adult; Mixed Gender.

Hours of Operation: 24 Hours / 7 days per week.

Number of Bed: 15 Beds .

Occupancy Rate: 100%

Staff Categories:

• Nurse Manager.
  

• Clinical Resource Nurse.
  

• Registered Nurses.
  

• Patient Care Technician.
  

Primary Diagnosis

• Respiratory Disorders including:
• Pulmonary Emboli, COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Emphysema, Pulmonary Embolus, Pulmonary TB.
  
• Acute or chronic respiratory infections: bronchitis, pneumonia.
• Chronic respiratory diseases: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, chronic respiratory failure.
  
• Chronic or persistent cough.
  
• Acute or chronic respiratory discomfort.
  
• Malignant and benign lung tumors.
  
• Pulmonary vascular diseases: pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs).
  
• Acute or chronic interstitial lung diseases, with known or unknown cause, sometimes combined with more general disorders.
• Sleep-related respiratory disorders: sleep apnea; obesity hypoventilation syndrome; nighttime (and sometimes daytime) respiration monitoring and follow-up.
  
• Acute pathologies: pulmonary, pleural, infectious, asthma.
• Chronic Mechanical Ventilation.
  
• Patients on full face bi-pap.
  
• Patients on nasal bi-pap.
  

Primary Procedures

• Tracheostomy Care.

• Non-invasive mechanical ventilation.

• Full Face BiPap management and care.

• Suctioning.

• I.V. Cannulation.

• Oxygen Therapy.

• Chest Tube Management.

• Nasogastric and PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) care.

• Urinary Catheterization.

• NGT Insertion.

• Administration of Blood and Blood products.

• Phlebotomy.

• Patient and Family Education.

Model of Nursing Care

Total Patient Care and Partnership model.