Comfort Care Guidelines
3 Comfort Care Guidelines for Providers - Penn Medicine b) Dyspnea Management For all assessments, document dyspnea using the one or more of the following. o Patient/clinician-reported dyspnea using 0-10 scale o Use of accessory muscles o RR>35/min. If patient is comfortable, assess dyspnea at least hourly and as needed. If patient is uncomfortable, bolus …
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