Registed Nurses' Association of Ontario
Home » Best Practice Guidelines » Guidelines

Nursing Care of Dyspnea:The 6th Vital Sign in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Project / Initiative: 
Long-Term Care Best Practices Initiative
Topics:
Asthma, Bpg, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD
Type of Guideline: 
Clinical
Status: 
Published
Publish Date: 
2005
Free Download
Purchase hardcopy
Mobile Version
About this Guideline:

This guideline will address the nursing assessment and management of stable, unstable and acute dyspnea associated with COPD.

The guideline focuses its recommendations on four areas
(1) Practice Recommendations directed at the nurse
(2) Educational Recommendations directed at the competencies required for practice
(3) Organization and Policy Recommendations directed at practice settings and the environment in order to facilitate nurses’ practice
(4) Evaluation and monitoring indicators.
Published: 2005
Supplement: 2010

Downloadable Files:
AttachmentSize
COPD Summary150.64 KB
COPD Supplement754.54 KB
COPD Supplement Appendix85.62 KB
Pour Vous Aider a Mieux Respirer206.75 KB
Translations for this Guideline: 
Cuidado de enfermería para la disnea: la sexta constante vital en personas con Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (EPOC)
Related Fact Sheets: 
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – Helping You Breathe Better
Deciding to Quit Smoking
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Chrónica (EPOC) - Ayudándole a respirar mejor
Related Projects / Initiatives: 
Long-Term Care Best Practices Initiative
BPG Spotlight Organization: 
Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Grand River Hospital
Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)
St. Joseph's Health Care, Hamilton
Panel Members: 

Panel Members (2010)
Pat Bailey, RN, BN, MHSc, PhD – Team Leader
Ann Bartlett, RN, BScN, CAE, NART, Diploma in COPD, COPD Educator
Christina McMillan, RN, BScN, MScN (candidate)
Meeran Manji, RN, COPD Educator
Donna Goodridge HPCN(c)
Julie Duff Cloutier, RN, BScN, MScN
Brenda Dusek, RN, BN, MN
Glynis Vales, BA(Honors)

Panel Members(2005)
Pat Bailey, RN, BN, MHSc, PhD – Team Leader
Ann Bartlett, RN, BScN, CAE, NART, Diploma in COPD, COPD Educator
Gail Beatty, RN, BNSc, MN, ACNP
Janice Bissonnette, RN, MScN, ACNP, CAE, CNCC(C)
Bozena Dabrowski, RN
Meeran Manji, RN, COPD Educator
Christina McMillan, RN, BScN, MScN (candidate)
Ruth Pollock, RN, MScN