TY - JOUR T1 - A nurse led home management training programme reduced readmissions to the hospital in children with acute asthma JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 11 LP - 11 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.1.11 VL - 1 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/1/11.abstract N2 - Madge P,McColl J,Paton J. Impact of a nurse-led home management training programme in children admitted to hospital with acute asthma: a randomised controlled study. Thorax 1997 Mar; 52 : 223 –8. OpenUrlAbstract To determine whether a nurse led education home management training programme for parents of children in hospital with asthma reduces readmissions.Randomised controlled trial.4 wards of a large children's teaching hospital in Scotland.201 children who were > 2 years of age (49% were from 2–5 y, 62% boys) and in the hospital with acute asthma.96 children were allocated to the nurse led training programme and 105 to usual care. The study nurse, who had specialist asthma training, briefly met with parents within 24 hours of admission and then, on average, … ER -