title: COPD: help your patients breathe easier.
authors.affiliation: University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents