title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Middlesex University. martin_bell@hardinghousing.org.uk
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D003490:Cyanosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic