Nursing the breathless patient
- PMID: 12593094
- DOI: 10.7748/ns2003.01.17.17.45.c3325
Nursing the breathless patient
Abstract
In this article, Clare Bennett provides an overview and update of respiratory assessment and symptom management. The causes and symptoms of breathlessness are discussed, along with assessment methods and nursing interventions.
Comment in
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Clearing the air.Nurs Stand. 2003 Apr 9;17(30):20. doi: 10.7748/ns.17.30.20.s38. Nurs Stand. 2003. PMID: 12715616 No abstract available.
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Rights of passage.Nurs Stand. 2003 Jul 2-8;17(42):22. doi: 10.7748/ns.17.42.22.s38. Nurs Stand. 2003. PMID: 12874924 No abstract available.
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