Most nurses, not just specialist nurses, will routinely encounter people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in their care. Although there is no cure for this progressive respiratory disease, ...

The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common and preventable chronic disease, is on the increase, and so are the financial and social burdens associated with it. The ...

Nurses can also use their knowledge and skills to guide patients to help them better manage their COPD. “Peer-support nursing can not only effectively make nonsmoking patients feel positive energy ...

People who go to a skilled nursing facility after being hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are about twice as likely to die within a year, according to recently released findings.

Family and patient mistrust of nursing home providers can create a barrier to care. A multidisciplinary team is needed to ...

Researchers found that 57% of nursing home residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had depression, 37.2% had anxiety, and 27.5% had both. A high prevalence of depression and ...

Nurses who regularly use disinfectants are at a higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society’s International ...

Researchers sought to identify the association between disinfectants and cleaning products with the incidence of COPD in nurses. Regular use of chemical disinfectants and cleaning products may be a ...