Assessing dyspnea in patients with non-small cell lung cancer in the acute care setting.
Dyspnea is a common and often overlooked symptom in patients with lung cancer. Oncology nurses are positioned to promptly assess, triage, and intervene to minimize dyspnea, but improved assessment is needed. As a result, this pilot study explores the validity and feasibility of two assessment scales on measuring the perception of dyspnea in patients with non-small cell lung cancer in the acute care setting.
Gaguski
Michele E
ME
Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ, USA. megcns@comcast.net
Brandsema
Mary
M
Gernalin
Lani
L
Martinez
Elizabeth
E
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results