title: Therapeutic nursing for managing breathlessness.
abstract: Efforts to manage breathlessness have so far focused on the treatment of underlying causes or on pharmacological strategies. This article discusses broader rehabilitative goals in relation to the nurse's role to improve symptomatic relief and enhance patients' quality of life, by exploring holistic approaches. It considers the value of therapeutic nursing in the nurse-patient relationship.
authors.affiliation: Northern Ireland Hospice Care, Belfast.
authors.forename: Lesley-Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Maxwell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D015984:Causality; D003142:Communication; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D004645:Empathy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005239:Fear; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010166:Palliative Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy