Respiratory care in community settings.
BACKGROUND
This article reviews the nurse's role in respiratory care in community settings. It aims to identify successful models of community-based respiratory care so that future models and programmes can benefit.


CONCLUSIONS
From the literature it is evident that the nurse's role could be strengthened by the national standardisation of education and the development of models of care and relevant career paths. Improvements to patient care could include the addition of palliative counselling services, general psychosocial support care, auditing patient satisfaction and implementing individualised care plans.
Niziol
Christie
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Abacus International, Bicester. Christie.Niziol@abacusint.com
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009013:Morale; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom