Nurse prescribing, urinary tract infection and older men
Nazarko, L.
Nursing Times 101(12): 69-70
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 15822717 Document Number: 592865
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.