Table of Contents

Contributors vii 

Preface viii 

About ARNS ix 

Part 1 The context of respiratory nursing 1 

1 The origins of respiratory nursing 2 

2 Working in secondary care 4 

3 Working in primary care 5 

4 Ambulatory, intermediate and tertiary care 6 

5 The future of respiratory nursing 7 

6 Respiratory public health 8 

Part 2 Respiratory health 11 

7 The respiratory system 12 

8 Preventing respiratory disease 14 

9 Epidemiology and contributing factors 16 

10 Smoking and smoking cessation 18 

11 Exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation 20 

12 Nutrition and hydration 22 

13 The upper airways 24 

14 Respiratory disease and sexuality 26 

Part 3 Assessment and diagnosis of respiratory disease 29 

15 Respiratory history taking 30 

16 Respiratory clinical examination 32 

17 Measuring dyspnoea 34 

18 Sputum assessment 36 

19 Pulse oximetry 38 

20 Blood gas sampling and analysis 40 

21 Spirometry 42 

22 Measuring quality in healthcare 44 

23 Assessing anxiety and depression 46 

Part 4 Respiratory diseases 49 

24 Asthma 50 

25 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 52 

26 Pleural disease 54 

27 Lung cancer 56 

28 Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome 58 

29 Acute respiratory infections 60 

30 Cystic fibrosis 62 

31 Bronchiectasis 64 

32 Occupational and environmental lung disease 66 

33 Interstitial lung disease 68 

34 Sarcoidosis 70 

35 Pulmonary tuberculosis 72 

36 Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism 74 

37 HIV and respiratory disease 76 

Part 5 Models of care 79 

38 Care pathways and care bundles 80 

39 Self-management in chronic respiratory disease 82 

40 Telemedicine and telehealth 84 

41 Patient education 86 

42 Voluntary organisations and patient support groups 88 

Part 6 Respiratory medication 91 

43 Pharmacology and prescribing 92 

44 Inhaler technique 94 

45 Nebuliser therapy 96 

46 Emergency oxygen therapy 98 

47 Domiciliary oxygen therapy 100 

48 Other routes of administration 102 

49 Adherence and concordance 103 

Part 7 Acute care of the respiratory patient 105 

50 Respiratory failure 106 

51 Pre-hospital care 108 

52 Non-invasive and invasive ventilation 110 

53 Pleural procedures and management 112 

54 Tracheostomy care and management 114 

Part 8 Supportive and palliative care 117 

55 Communication 118 

56 Psychosocial impact of respiratory disease 120 

57 Management of dyspnoea 122 

58 Anxiety and depression in respiratory disease 124 

59 Other symptom management 126 

60 NIV as a domiciliary therapy 128 

61 End-of-life care 130 

62 Families and carers 132 

References 134 

Index 139

About the Author

Wendy Preston is Nurse Consultant and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at Coventry University, UK.

Carol Kelly is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the MCh (Masters in Surgery) programme at Edge Hill University, UK.

Reviews

This text presents information on respiratory conditions in a succinct manner, beginning with an overview of the historical context of respiratory nursing and moving on to discuss anatomy and physiology, epidemiology, exercise, nutrition and pulmonary rehabilitation.There are two particularly good chapters that summarise history-taking and physical assessment, which are skills that nurses are increasingly
expected to have......The book has a strong nursing focus and provides an excellent overview of the topic. It would be suitable for newly-qualified staff and those with more experience, such as clinical nurse specialists and ward managers. (Nursing Standard- December 2016)