title: Caring for bronchiolitic infants needing continuous positive airway pressure.
abstract: This article summarises the signs and symptoms of bronchiolitis, the advantages of continuous positive airway pressure and outlines the skills nurses need to use it. Early warning signs and deterioration are discussed and the importance of monitoring is looked at.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Unit, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McDougall
mesh_terms: D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant