Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

Linda Burnes Bolton, former president of AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Executives (now known as the American ...

A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments. Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Getty Images Spirometry is an important tool for ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing drugs, according to a new study. The study is published in the November ...

Workplace exposures to coal mine dust, cotton dust, silica, and grain dust are known causes of occupational COPD. [11,12,13,14,15 ... pharmaceutical companies, nursing homes, and vendors of ...

Ginger, echinacea, and curcumin are just a few of the herbs that you may hear about when looking into natural remedies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or other respiratory conditions.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and ultimately ... patient and family education, and advance care planning are key focus areas for advanced practice nurses.

The Andy & Barbara Gessner College of Nursing offers a comprehensive nursing education program, ensuring that students receive top-notch instruction and training to excel in their future nursing ...

There are four stages of COPD. Your healthcare provider will use your COPD stage ... Pulmonary rehabilitation combines exercise training, disease management education, social support, nutrition ...

Aligned with RCGP competencies, this course equips registered nurses new to general practice with essential theoretical knowledge and clinical skills. Aligned with RCGP competencies, this course ...

From 2000 to 2015, the COPD hospitalization rate did not change on average year to year. In 2020, there were more than 335,000 COPD hospitalizations, or 101.3 per 100,000 population. From 2016 to 2020 ...