| Name: |
Respiratory
Nurse |
| Description: |
Promotes
pulmonary health for individuals, families, and
communities, and cares for persons with pulmonary
dysfunction throughout the lifespan. Respiratory
Nursing may be preventive, acute or critical, or
rehabilitative |
| Diagnoses: |
Asthma,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), TB,
cystic fibrosis, respiratory failure |
| Practice
roles: |
Staff
nurse, clinical nurse specialist, nurse
practitioner, nurse manager, supervisor,
coordinator, director, executive, nurse educator,
research nurse |
| Characteristics: |
Close
patient and family relationships, collaboration,
teamwork, teaching |
| Client
age group: |
All
ages |
| Drawbacks: |
Grief
and loss, patient nonadherence to regimen,
dealing with tobacco abuse |
| Desirable
skills: |
Assessment,
knowledge of oxygen therapies, assisted
ventilation, and suctioning; ability to discuss
smoking cessation techniques, ability to
administer and teach pharmacologic interventions |
| Education: |
RN
with AD, diploma, or BSN |
| Employers: |
Hospitals,
extended care centers, private companies, health
departments, office practices, clinics |
| Associations: |
|
| Publications: |
| Perspectives
in Respiratory Nursing (RNS Bulletin) |
| 888-330-4767 or
904-474-8869 |
| |
| Journal
of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation |
| 608-831-6989 |
|
|
