Nursing Care of Dyspnea: The 6th Vital Sign in Individuals with ...
Nursing Care of Dyspnea: The 6th Vital Sign in Individuals with ...
Nursing Care of Dyspnea: The 6th Vital Sign in Individuals with ...
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<strong>Nurs<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dyspnea</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>6th</strong> <strong>Vital</strong> <strong>Sign</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Individuals</strong> <strong>with</strong> Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)HISTORYCough:Wheez<strong>in</strong>g:Frequency:Frequency:Duration:Diurnal Pattern:Productive:Precipitat<strong>in</strong>g Factors:Sputum:<strong>Dyspnea</strong>:Colour:Frequency:Amount:Diurnal Pattern:Precipitat<strong>in</strong>g Factors:# Pillows ______MRC Score:Grade I (SOB <strong>with</strong> strenuous exercise)Grade II (SOB hurry<strong>in</strong>g on level or up slight hill)Grade III (SOB on level, stop for breath whenwalk<strong>in</strong>g at own pace on level)Grade IV (Stop for breath after walk<strong>in</strong>g 100 yardsor after a few m<strong>in</strong>utes on level)Grade V (Too breathless to leave the house)Panic Attacks:Ability to perform ADLs:Frequency:Acute Respiratory Infections:Other:Frequency:Tim<strong>in</strong>g:Symptoms:Antibiotics:Systemic Corticosteroids:Environmental Exposure:Smok<strong>in</strong>g History:Work: Current: Amount:Cessation: When:Second-Hand Smoke:# <strong>of</strong> Attempts: ____ Duration:____Other:# Package Years:104
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