The Respiratory Nursing Handbook

Most respiratory guidance is written for people who already know what they are looking at. This handbook is written for the nurse who does not yet know, and who has to decide now. It covers COPD and asthma under current guidance, the three distinct problems of non-invasive ventilation, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, chest drains, tracheostomy, and the breathlessness conversations nobody prepares you for. Oxygen is treated as a prescribed drug. Blood gases are reduced to four questions. Inhaler technique is examined as a nursing competence issue first. Sixteen chapters, each with worked clinical examples, escalation scripts, and review questions with explained answers. Every guideline position is named and dated so you can check what has changed. Written for ward, acute, and community respiratory nurses by a registered nurse working in respiratory care.