title: Assessment of a breathless patient.
abstract: This article discusses a systematic approach to the assessment of a breathless patient and outlines the principles of oxygen delivery. The indications for oxygen administration, different methods of delivery and the nursing management of oxygen therapy are examined.
authors.affiliation: ITU, Manor Hospital Walsall.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jevon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ewens
mesh_terms: D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014939:Work of Breathing