title: Chronic respiratory illness--a challenge for nurses.
abstract: Respiratory care is a rapidly changing field in which nurses need to maintain their knowledge of developments in practice. This article explores the scale and impact of respiratory disease today and the contribution nurses can make.
authors.affiliation: Thames Valley University.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Margereson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heslop
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esmond
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durn
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012307:Risk Factors