Management and support of patients with fibrosing interstitial lung diseases

Nurse Pract. 2021 Jul 1;46(7):39-44. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000743332.64602.aa.

Abstract

Fibrosing interstitial lung diseases have a variable clinical course. Regular monitoring is important to assess disease progression and inform patient care and counseling. NPs play a key role in helping patients understand their disease and its treatment and manage the adverse reactions of pharmacologic therapies.

MeSH terms

  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / nursing*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / nursing*
  • Nurse Practitioners*
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Nursing Diagnosis