Effects of smoking on the respiratory system. The effects of tobacco smoke on the respiratory system include: irritation of the trachea (windpipe) and larynx (voice box) reduced lung function and breathlessness due to swelling and narrowing of the lung airways and excess mucus in the lung passages.
Nursing department mostly offer <u>therapeutic</u> type of care.
Explanation:
Diagnostic care involves in investigating the causes and extent of health problems of the patient and finding ways to treat them. Nursing care plan also involves diagnostic care but majority of nursing care involves therapeutic interventions like mobility care, positioning, diet and nutrition care etc.
Therapeutic care involves healthcare professional and patient mutual relationship and relates to the treatment of the healthcare problem of the patient.
Therapeutic care is the prime motive or the heart of nursing care. This involves interaction with the patient or client, communication within the team, collection of information, planning and implementation of treatment, monitoring the client status, evaluation of patient status.
The nurse should aim in improving the patient’s health status and outcome.