Partnership-based Nursing Practice for Lung Patients and Their Families

Provided by clinical nurse specialists (n=2) and specialized nurses (n=3): i) Partnership-based theoretical nursing practice framework: Family involvement, living with symptoms and access to healthcare -primary goal of enhancement of the health experience. Key question: What are your main concerns about the health of the person with the lung disease? Followed by conversations: a) Existence of lung disease and symptoms that the patient has. b) Nature of disease, its management, quitting smoking, use of inhaler medications, utilization of health care, negative feelings and issues. Skills and motivation to undertake activities to maintain and improve well-being, skills in communication with family, relatives and health professionals. ii) Empirical knowledge about the nature of COPD, symptom management and palliative care and the GOLD clinical guidelines. iii) Patients are seen over an undefined time period in the out-patient clinic or at home depending on needs and capabilities.