title: Electronic health records and improved nursing management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: This paper identifies evolving trends in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and recommends the integration of nursing strategies in COPD management via widespread implementation of electronic health records. COPD is a complex lung disease with diverse origins, both physical and behavioral, manifested in a wide range of symptoms that further increase the patient's risk for comorbidities. Early diagnosis and effective management of COPD require monitoring of a dizzying array of COPD symptoms over extended periods of time, and nurses are especially well positioned to manage potential progressions of COPD, as frontline health care providers who obtain, record, and organize patient data. Developments in medical technology greatly aid nursing management of COPD, from the deployment of spirometry as a diagnostic tool at the family practice level to newly approved treatment options, including non-nicotine pharmacotherapies that reduce the cravings associated with tobacco withdrawal. Among new medical technologies, electronic health records have proven particularly advantageous in the management of COPD, enabling providers to gather, maintain, and reference more patient data than has ever been possible before. Thus, consistent and widespread implementation of electronic health records facilitates the coordination of diverse treatment strategies, resulting in increased positive health outcomes for patients with COPD.
authors.affiliation: Yancheng Medical College, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fengping
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Yancheng Medical College, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yeqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qingmei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: COPD; comorbidities; epidemiology; exacerbations; management; pathology; risk factors
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