Conducting respiratory assessments in acute care.
Conducting comprehensive respiratory assessments involves extensive data collection and analysis and requires skill and knowledge. Terry Ferns and Irena Chojnacka examine how to approach these assessments systematically and professionally.
Ferns
Terry
T
School of Health and Social Care, Department of Acute and Continuing Care, University of Greenwich, London.
Chojnacka
Irena
I
D000208:Acute Disease; D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing