Assessment and nursing care of the patient with dyspnoea.
Breathlessness is a subjective experience, which has been described as an unpleasant or uncomfortable awareness of breathing, or of the need to breathe (Gift, 1990). Patients experiencing breathlessness are often described as being dyspnoeic, or having dyspnoea. This is derived from the Greek word, which, when translated, means 'difficulty in breathing'.
Prigmore
Samantha
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St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003142:Communication; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011187:Posture; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents