Respiratory disease is one of the leading causes of both mortality and
morbidity, causing a significant burden on healthcare resources, the
economy, and on individual patients and their carers. Respiratory
conditions are managed in many different settings, from home and
residential care through the full range of primary to tertiary care. The
multifaceted nature of both diseases affecting respiration and the care
options is comprehensively covered in this second edition of the Oxford
Handbook of Respiratory Nursing.
Offering a systematic description of the main respiratory diseases found
in adults, the Handbook covers the assessment, diagnosis, and nursing
management of each condition. With a special focus on the role of the
multidisciplinary team in meeting the multiple care needs of respiratory
patients, including physical and psychosocial concerns, and both
pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, the Oxford Handbook
of Respiratory Nursing is a unique and invaluable companion for all
healthcare professionals working within the specialty.
Fully updated to reflect changes in new national and international
guidance, with additional topics on biologics, antifibrotic therapy,
inspiratory flow, and new NICE and UKIG standards and algorithms, the
material has been fully overhauled to reflect current best practice and
therapeutic options. Concise, didactic, and augmented with further
reading and useful online resources, the second edition of the Oxford
Handbook of Respiratory Nursing gives nurses working in the field all
the information they need at their fingertips.
