title: Treating Adult Asthma Exacerbations With a 2-Day Course of Dexamethasone in the Emergency Department: New Protocols to Improve Compliance.
abstract: The Research to Practice column is intended to improve the research critique skills of the advanced practice registered nurse and emergency nurse (RN) and to assist with the translation of research into practice. For each column, a topic and a research study are selected. The stage is set with a case presentation. The research article is then reviewed and critiqued, and the findings are discussed in relation to the case presented. In the current column, we examine the findings of from their article, titled "Two Days of Dexamethasone Versus 5 Days of Prednisone in the Treatment of Acute Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Trial."
authors.affiliation: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Dian Dowling
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Clinton Shedd
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone; D011241:Prednisone