WU Nan, LI Ningyu. Nursing Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Foot Bath Combined with Auricular Therapy for a Patient with Severe Pneumonia[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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WU Nan, LI Ningyu. Nursing Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Foot Bath Combined with Auricular Therapy for a Patient with Severe Pneumonia[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202603130001.
Nursing Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Foot Bath Combined with Auricular Therapy for a Patient with Severe Pneumonia
This paper summarizes the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine (TCM-Western) nursing experience for a 63-year-old patient with severe pneumonia complicated by hypertension, cerebral infarction, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On the basis of routine Western medical nursing care, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) foot bath combined with auricular acupressure was implemented, and dynamic observations were conducted regarding changes in symptoms, sleep, emotional status, skin condition, and self-care ability. The results showed that after 10 days of intervention, the patient's cough and wheezing symptoms were significantly relieved, and notable improvements were observed in sleep quality, anxiety, lower limb blood circulation, and self-care ability. No pressure injuries or other adverse events occurred during hospitalization. These findings indicate that TCM foot bath combined with auricular therapy is safe, simple, and effective. It can optimize integrated TCM-Western nursing protocols for severe pneumonia and is worthy of clinical application and promotion.
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