title: Life on a ventilator.
abstract: The increase of patients living at home on ventilator support has become a challenge because few nurses have had training in the care of patients. As the number of patients increases, patients and their caregivers need the support of home healthcare nurses for this to be a successful and positive experience. This personal account of life on a ventilator, written by an esteemed nursing educator and practitioner, gives nurses insight into ways they can be most helpful to these patients.
authors.affiliation: Baylor University School of Nursing, Dallas, Texas, USA. maryn@topher.net
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Nowotny
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*