Nurses : partners in asthma care

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• PREFACE = ⅵ
• NURSES'S ASTHMA EDUCATION WORKING GROUP = ⅶ
• 1. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ASTHMA = 1
• 2. PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ASTHMA MANAGEMENT = 3
• GOALS OF ASTHMA MANAGEMENT = 3
• GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ASTHMA MANGEMENT = 3
• FOUR COMPONENTS OF ASTHMA MANAGEMENT = 4
• Asthma Management Component 1: Objective Measures of Lung Function = 4
• Spirometry = 4
• Peak Flow Monitoring = 6
• Actions-Implications for Nurses: Objective Measures = 6
• Asthma Management Component 2: Environmental Control Measures = 6
• Allergens = 7
• Irritants = 7
• Actions- Implications for Nurses : Environmental Control = 7
• Asthma Management Component 3: Pharmacologic Therapy = 8
• Two Majot Groups of Asthma Medications: Anti-Inflammatory and Bronchodilator = 8
• Step-Care for Chronic Asthma and Acute Asthma Episodes = 8
• Written Medication Plans for Patients - an Important Aid = 9
• Recommendations for Exercise-Induced Asthma = 9
• Actions／Implications for Nurses: Pharmacologic Therapy = 11
• Asthma Management Component 4 : Patient Education = 12
• Planning Patient Education : Keys to Success = 12
• Implementing Patient Education: Effective Strategies = 13
• Help patients plan and take action = 13
• Build confidence: Teach patients: to do the asthma management : activities correctly = 14
• Help patients understand and remember : written information = 16
• Actions- Implications for Nurses: Patient Education = 16
• 3. WORKING WITH PATIENTS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS = 18
• APPRECIATING INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS FROM DIVERSE GROUPS = 18
• TIPS FOR WORKING WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS = 18
• 4. WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS = 22
• INFANTS = 22
• TODDLERS = 24
• PRESCHOOL CHILDREN = 25
• SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN = 26
• ADOLESCENTS = 27
• 5. WORKING WITH ADULTS AT DIFFERENT AGES = 29
• TIPS FOR WORKING WITH ADULTS = 29
• SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR YOUNG ADULTS = 29
• SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS = 30
• 6. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SURGERY AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX PATI ENTS = 31
• SURGERY = 31
• GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX = 31
• 7. RESOURCES TO MEET PATIENTS NEEDS = 32
• FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE = 32
• Health Insurance = 32
• Government-Sponsored Programs = 32
• Voluntary Organizations Assistance = 32
• Health Care and Equipment Providers = 33
• Actions／Implications for Nurses = 33
• 8. SOURCES OF ASTHMA INFORMATION AND MATERIALS = 34
• SOURCES OF PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS AND AIDS FOR NURSES = 34
• SELECTED RESOURCE PUBLICATIONS = 34
• NAEPP MATERIALS = 35
• APPENDIX A: DOSAGES AND SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS FOR CHRONIC ASTHMA = 36
• APPENDIX B: DOSAGES FOR ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA = 42
• APPENDIX C: ASSESSING AND MEETING NEEDS: EXAMPLES OF PATIENT EDUCATION FOR EACH CLINIC VISIT = 44
• APPENDIX D: PATIENT HANDOUTS = 48