Assessment of a breathless patient
Phil Jevon Resuscitation Training Officer
Beverley Ewens Consultant Nurse, ITU, Manor Hospital Walsall
This article discusses a systematic approach to the assessment of a breathless patient and outlines the principles of oxygen delivery. The indications for oxygen administration, different methods of delivery and the nursing management of oxygen therapy are examined.
Nursing Standard.
15, 16, 48-53.
doi: 10.7748/ns2001.01.15.16.48.c2961
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