Nurse prescribing, urinary tract infection and older men.
I recently managed the care of a male patient with acute and uncomplicated symptoms of a urine infection (Box 1). If my patient was female I could have prescribed antibiotics, but unfortunately independent nurse prescribers cannot prescribe antibiotics to men with urinary tract infections. My patient had to wait for a doctor to visit who asked my advice and prescribed what I recommended.
Nazarko
Linda
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London South Bank University.
D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D017678:Sex Distribution; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology