Telephone nursing advice for home care offers an effective and clinically appropriate way to manage upper respiratory infection symptoms for adult members of a large integrated health plan.

Embedding research into nursing practice is fundamental to promoting evidence-based healthcare. However, nurses have fewer opportunities than their medical colleagues to conceive and deliver research.

UNDERWOOD WITH THE HEALTH ALERT. LOCAL CLINICS AND COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY CASES CAN’T SPIKE AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A SUDDEN RUSH OF COLD WEATHER LIKE THE ONE WE’RE FEELING ...

An urgent review is needed to look at workforce problems in respiratory care including the upcoming retirement of up to half of the nurse specialists in this field, lung health experts have warned.