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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd), Jenna Trimmer

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

COPD is said to be unappreciated with half of COPD patients going undiagnosed or under treated. The research of this assignment will help to increase the APNs knowledge of the disease, its pathophysiology, presentation of symptoms, and disease management for better patient outcomes.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Tracy Fleming

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a gradually progressive disease that affects the airways or pulmonary parenchyma, or both, and results in airflow obstruction.

This poster aims to provide information regarding the signs & symptoms, underlying pathophysiology, and significance of this chronic disease state as well as the implications for nursing care.

Copd: Emphysema, Nicole Nuxol

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States and is affecting more than 32 million Americans (Mosenifar, 2017). The prevalence of the disease continues to rise and many people are unaware they even have the disease. Prevention is essential in decreasing the incidence of the disease and Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) play a vital role. Emphysema is abnormal permanent enlargement of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, accompanied by the destruction of alveolar walls and without obvious fibrosis (Boka, 2016). Being able to understand the pathophysiology of emphysema will allow for providers …

Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome, Kimberly A. Babich-Speck

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Asthma and COPD often have symptoms that overlap. The area of overlap is known as asthma COPD overlap syndrome.