Adult asthma care guidelines for nurses

In this third cycle of the project, one of the areas of emphasis is on the assessment and management of asthma in adults. [...] It is not the intent of the best practice guideline to provide a comprehensive review of the literature or duplicate the recommendations of the Canadian Asthma Consensus Report. [...] Adult Asthma Care Guidelines for Nurses: Promoting Control of Asthma Guideline Development Process In February of 2001, a panel of nurses and researchers with expertise in asthma care, asthma education and asthma research, from institutional, community and academic settings was convened under the auspices of the RNAO. [...] The panel discussed the purpose of their work, and came to consensus on the scope of the best practice guideline. [...] This work included a critical review of the selected literature by the member(s) of the working group, including review of the foundation guidelines, systematic review articles, primary research studies and other supporting literature for the purpose of drafting recommendations.