TY - JOUR T1 - Nurse led education plus direct access to imaging improved diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections in children JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 73 LP - 73 DO - 10.1136/ebn.7.3.73 VL - 7 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2004/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/7/3/73.abstract N2 - Coulthard MG, Vernon SJ, Lambert HJ, et al. A nurse led education and direct access service for the management of urinary tract infections in children: prospective controlled trial. BMJ 2003;327:656–9.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Q In general practice, does nurse practitioner (NP) led education plus direct access to imaging improve diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children? Design:cluster randomised controlled trial.Allocation:{concealed}*. Blinding:unblinded.Follow up period:mean 20 months.Setting:88 general practices in a paediatric nephrology secondary catchment area in the UK.Participants:107 100 children who were followed up for incidence of UTIs.Intervention:44 general practices were allocated to a NP led intervention (NLI) (n = 55 800 children and 185 physicians) and 44 to usual care (UC) (n = 51 300 children and 161 physicians). Physicians in the NLI group were educated about the study and new management guidelines. Physicians used the … ER -