Latest respiratory clinical practice

This last article in our long Covid series discusses how nurses are at high occupational risk of long Covid and how best to support them

A team in Manchester has developed a new pathway to improve management of rhinitis in patients with complex breathlessness. This initiative won the Respiratory Nursing category in the 2021 Nursing Times Awards

A thoracic team has introduced community specialist nurses to reduce patients’ hospital stays and readmission rates. This initiative won the Surgical Nursing category in the 2021 Nursing Times Awards

An initiative to set up a continuous positive airway pressure service on an infectious diseases ward helped to deliver safe care during the Covid-19 pandemic

An online survey of nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the coronavirus pandemic highlights the impact on mental health and the need for tailored support

This article discusses the development of a new clinical nurse specialist role that includes performing bronchoscopy to help diagnose, manage and treat patients with chronic cough

Evaluating the benefits of the clinical nurse specialist role and nurse-led clinics for patients with unexplained chronic cough

This article discusses reports from seven countries about the coronavirus pandemic, drawing comparisons between them and identifying lessons for next steps

No standardised care currently exist for nontuberculous mycobacterium pulmonary disease, so a respiratory team adapted nursing guidelines for the management of mycobacterium tuberculosis to use with these patients. This article explores the disease’s epidemiology and treatment as well as the nurse’s role in supporting patients

Patients with acute or chronic respiratory failure may require non-invasive ventilation via a facemask. This article discusses how the treatment works, its indications and contraindications, and how patients should be monitored