title: Best practices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: Evidence-based guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) recommend prevention, diagnosis, and a stepwise approach to treatment based on disease severity, symptoms, and disability. NPs play an important role in effective care of patients with COPD.
authors.affiliation: Seton Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Daly City, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garvey
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*