<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)AcknowledgementStakeholders represent<strong>in</strong>g diverse perspectives were solicited for their feedback and the Registered Nurses’ Association <strong>of</strong>Ontario wishes to acknowledge the follow<strong>in</strong>g for their contribution <strong>in</strong> review<strong>in</strong>g this <strong>Nurs<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Best Practice Guidel<strong>in</strong>e.Qasim Alikhan, MD, FRCP(C)William Laurence BeetonRenée Berquist, RN, BScNBarbara Cassel, RN, BScN, MN, GNC(C)Julie Duff Cloutier, RN, BScN, MSc, CAEWendy Earle, RN, MScN(c), CCN(C)Cather<strong>in</strong>e Evers, RNG<strong>in</strong>ette Ferguson, BScN, RN(EC)Janet Fraser, BSc, RRT/RRCPCynthia Giff, RNDianne Husbands, BA, RN, BScN, MN(c)Khiroon Kay Khan, RN, CAE,NARTC Diploma & Instructor <strong>in</strong>Asthma and COPDColleen Kenney, RN, BScN, CRRNMary Layton, BACarole LeBlanc, RRTLjubica Lesage, RNLisa Lynch, RNTanya MacDonald, RPT, BScPTDuncan McMillan, MD, CMRespirologist, Sleep Medic<strong>in</strong>e, Intensive <strong>Care</strong>, Queensway-Carleton Hospital,Ottawa, OntarioConsumer Reviewer, Toronto, OntarioNurse Manager, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, OntarioAdvanced Practice Nurse, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, OntarioAssistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Laurentian University, School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nurs<strong>in</strong>g</strong>, Sudbury, OntarioCl<strong>in</strong>ical Nurse Specialist, Roadmap Project – Queen’s University, K<strong>in</strong>gstonGeneral Hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital, K<strong>in</strong>gston, OntarioStaff Nurse, Medic<strong>in</strong>e, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, OntarioCornwall Community Hospital, Cornwall, OntarioStaff Respiratory <strong>The</strong>rapist, Respiratory Rehabilitation and Home VentilatorTra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Programs, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario<strong>Nurs<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Director Medical/Surgical Units, Brockville General Hospital,Brockville, OntarioEducator, Chest Program, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, OntarioCl<strong>in</strong>ical Nurse Educator, Asthma and Airway Centre, University HealthNetwork – Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, OntarioRespiratory Nurse Cl<strong>in</strong>ician, <strong>The</strong> Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre,Ottawa, OntarioConsumer Reviewer, Toronto, OntarioCOPD Educator, Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Practice Leader, <strong>The</strong> Rehabilitation Centre,Ottawa, OntarioStaff Nurse, Respiratory Rehabilitation, West Park Healthcare Centre,Toronto, OntarioTeam Leader, Surgery, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, OntarioPhysiotherapist, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, OntarioFamily Practitioner, Private Practice, Sudbury, Ontario4
<strong>Nurs<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Best Practice Guidel<strong>in</strong>eMarilyn Morris, RCPT(P)Mika Laura Nonoyama, RRT/RRCP, PhD(c)Carolyn Ross, MN, PhDMart<strong>in</strong> Rowland, BPharm, MSc, BCPSLorelei Samis, BScPTPat Steele, RN, BN, RCPT(P), CAEDonna Tucker, RN, MScNRegistered Pulmonary Technologist, Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Trial Coord<strong>in</strong>ator,Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare,Hamilton, OntarioRegistered Respiratory <strong>The</strong>rapist, Research Coord<strong>in</strong>ator,West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, OntarioAssociate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nurs<strong>in</strong>g</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> Alberta,Edmonton, AlbertaPharmacist, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, OntarioPhysiotherapist, PCCC – St. Mary’s <strong>of</strong> the Lake Hospital Site,K<strong>in</strong>gston, OntarioChest Cl<strong>in</strong>ic Nurse Technologist, Cape Breton Healthcare Complex,Sydney, Nova ScotiaProject Director, Healthy Workplace Environment Best Practice Guidel<strong>in</strong>e Project,Registered Nurses’ Association <strong>of</strong> Ontario, Toronto, Ontario5