title: Management of allergic rhinitis.
abstract: Allergic rhinitis, including hay fever, can have a major effect on patients' quality of life. This article outlines the assessment and management of this common condition, which nurses are ideally placed to carry out.
authors.affiliation: Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. kate.hopkinson@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hopkinson
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents