title: Dyspnea and Delirium at the End of Life.
abstract: This article focuses on the symptoms of dyspnea and delirium, which can be extremely distressing to patients with cancer at the end of life. Oncology nurses are well suited to detect and treat these symptoms.  .
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Barton
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bobb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care; D013727:Terminal Care
keywords: delirium; dyspnea; end-of-life care