Caring for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease

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Four to six percent of Americans live with some form of chronic lung disease, and it remains one of the leading causes of death and illness in the country. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Debbie Matejka-Orlosky, LPN, in the ambulatory respiratory office at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, discusses the role nurses play in caring for patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and other pulmonary conditions.