由於生活環境空氣碞質日趨惡化，罹患慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD－Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease）的患者日漸增多。臨床上COPD並不能治癒，但是經由妥善的處置及護理措施可以減少病人再次住院的頻率，減低醫療成本並能提升病人生活品質。照顧病患的護理措施包括：1.正確的呼吸道照顧可以預防合併症及促進康復；2.適當的營養支持可以預防感染、幫助脫離呼吸器、增加呼吸肌力以及減低死亡率；3.提供病患及家屬有關居家照顧的知識，將可增強病人的獨立性、減少對照顧者的依賴及負擔；4.身心社會調適的護理以增加病患及家屬在疾病方面的調適能力。

　　　　　Because the problems of air pollution are getting worse, the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing gradually. COPD can not be cured, but the appropriate management and nursing interventions can decrease re-admission rate, reduce the cost of hospitalization and elevate the patient's quality of life. The nursing interventions can be summarized as follows: 1. Accurate respiratory care can prevent complications and promote recovery. 2. Appropriate nutritional support can prevent infection, help to wean from the ventilator, reinforce the strength of respiratory muscle and decrease mortality rate. 3.providing the knowledge of home care to patients and their families can increase the patients' independence and decrease the caretakers' burden and the management of physio-psycho-social adapation problems can advance clients' coping strength.