Audit of inhaled asthma therapy.
The problems patients experience with inhaled asthma therapies are well documented. In an attempt to overcome these, the British Thoracic Society investigated the expansion of the respiratory nurse specialist's role to cover some of the more problematic areas of deficiency. In preparation for this expansion, the authors carried out an audit on 100 adults attending an asthma clinic. It established that more than half of the patients did not use their inhaler devices properly, and indicated which groups and skills required intervention from the respiratory nurse.
Administration, Inhalation↗