Below we provide you with a guideline mainly for nurse in the management of acute asthma patient. The role of nurse
is taking an important action since nurse has an active role in coordinating effective asthma management and delivering developmentally-appropriate asthma self-management skill. May this guideline help you in your duty.
What you will find in this guidelines are sections such the main role of nurse when patients are admitted to the clinical decisions unit once they have been assessed by a doctor, criterias in the management of asthmatic patient, what kind of observations should be monitored and recorded, education and instructions regarding the use of the peak flow meter, the administration of various medications (Oxygen therapy, Bronchodilators, Steroids, antibiotic therapy), and criterias on discharging patients.
Also there’s sections about use and care of a spacer devices since some patients may find it difficult to use an MDI. You are pleased to download The Role of Nurse in The Acute Asthma Management, a Nurse Guideline in pdf filetype (source: leedsth.nhs.uk).

