The toolkit for patients struggling with breathlessness
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The toolkit for patients struggling with breathlessness

A team of nurses researched and piloted five techniques to help respiratory patients cope with their symptoms

When a snapshot audit in a respiratory unit showed that, despite medical interventions, many patients were struggling with breathlessness, a team of nurses developed a toolkit to help them achieve a better quality of life.

Nursing Standard. 33, 5, 36-38. doi: 10.7748/ns.33.5.36.s17

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