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- Title
Nursing Care in COPD.
- Authors
Rooddehghan, Zahra
- Abstract
Objective: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This disease is characterized by increasing breathlessness. COPD is a major cause of disability, and it is the third leading cause of death in the United States. In worldwide, about 65 million people have moderate to severe COPD, about 24 million people in the United States have COPD, as many as half are unaware that they have it. There is no cure for COPD, but treatment can help ease symptoms, lower the chance of complications, and generally improve quality of life. In this article we speak about of nursing care in COPD patients. Material and Methods: This article is a review of the literature on treatment and caring in COPD patients. Result: COPD requires lifelong disease management. Treatment and caring can ease symptoms, prevent complications, and generally slow disease progression. An effective COPD management plan includes four components: (1) assess and monitor disease; (2) reduce risk factors; (3) manage stable COPD; (4) manage exacerbations. The goals of effective COPD management are to prevent disease progression, relieve symptoms, improve exercise tolerance, improve health status, prevent and treat complications, prevent and treat exacerbations and reduce mortality. In selecting a treatment plan, the benefits and risks to the individual and the costs, direct and indirect, to the community must be considered. Patients should be identified before the end stage of the illness, when disability is substantial. Educating patients and physicians to recognize that cough, sputum production, and especially breathlessness are not trivial symptoms is an essential aspect of the public health care of this disease. Conclusion: Although there is no cure for COPD, but treatments, caring and lifestyle changes can help patient feel better, stay more active, and slow the progress of the disease.
- Subjects
OBSTRUCTIVE lung disease treatment; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases patients
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2018, Vol 17, p140
- ISSN
1735-1502
- Publication type
Abstract