title: Viral upper respiratory infections.
abstract: Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) hold great potential for providing a summary of large volumes of clinical evidence and a related set of practical recommendations. Nurse practitioners should become aware of the range of available CPGs and methods by which they can be evaluated for use. Appropriate evaluation of CPGs should include their overall reliability and validity, as well as their applicability in specific situations. This article is part of an ongoing series presenting individual CPGs.
authors.affiliation: University Health Care System in Augusta, Georgia, USA. mgoolsby@uh.org
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Goolsby
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000821:virology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000628:therapy*