A case study of nurse management of upper respiratory tract infections in general practice

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 328-333

  Butler, Christopher C ^a   Rees, Mags ^a   Kinnersley, Paul ^a   Rollnick, Steven ^a   Hood, Kerenza ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute illness; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial resistance; General practice; Help seeking behaviour; Nurse management; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0035259081     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01668.x     Document Type: Article

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