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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)<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 ObstructivePulmonary Disease (COPD)Disclaimer<strong>The</strong>se best practice guidel<strong>in</strong>es are related only to nurs<strong>in</strong>g practice and not <strong>in</strong>tended to take <strong>in</strong>to accountfiscal efficiencies. <strong>The</strong>se guidel<strong>in</strong>es are not b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g for nurses and their use should be flexible toaccommodate client/family wishes and local circumstances. <strong>The</strong>y neither constitute a liability ordischarge from liability. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy <strong>of</strong> the contents at thetime <strong>of</strong> publication, neither the authors nor the Registered Nurses’ Association <strong>of</strong> Ontario (RNAO) giveany guarantee as to the accuracy <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>formation conta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> them, nor accept any liability, <strong>with</strong>respect to loss, damage, <strong>in</strong>jury or expense aris<strong>in</strong>g from any such errors or omission <strong>in</strong> the contents <strong>of</strong>this work. Any reference throughout the document to specific pharmaceutical products as examplesdoes not imply endorsement <strong>of</strong> any <strong>of</strong> these products.CopyrightWith the exception <strong>of</strong> those portions <strong>of</strong> this document for which a specific prohibition or limitationaga<strong>in</strong>st copy<strong>in</strong>g appears, the balance <strong>of</strong> this document may be produced, reproduced and published, <strong>in</strong>any form, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> electronic form, for educational or non-commercial purposes, <strong>with</strong>out requir<strong>in</strong>gthe consent or permission <strong>of</strong> the Registered Nurses’ Association <strong>of</strong> Ontario, provided that an appropriatecredit or citation appears <strong>in</strong> the copied work as follows:Registered Nurses’ Association <strong>of</strong> Ontario (2005). <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). Toronto, Canada: Registered Nurses’Association <strong>of</strong> Ontario.6

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