Coughs and colds: nurse management of upper respiratory tract infection
Mags Rees Nurse Practitioner, Taff Riverside Practice, Riverside Health Centre, Cardiff
Christopher Butler Associate Professor of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Background Nurses in general practice are Increasingly managing minor illness. This literature review examines the management of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) as one area of patient care where nurses can make a major contribution.
Conclusion The challenge for nurses is to respond to the changing healthcare environment creatively and in collaboration with doctors and patients.
Nursing Standard.
15, 39, 33-35.
doi: 10.7748/ns2001.06.15.39.33.c3040
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