An Associate RN, or registered nurse, is one who has achieved an Associate's Degree in nursing and works in patient care and education. Associate RNs also assist in patient care evaluations and discharge planning once patients are ready to return home.
The common cold contagious period may begin two to three days before symptoms appear and lasts about two weeks. As explained in this eMedTV article, the peak of the common cold contagious period usually occurs between day 2 and day 4 of the cold.
It usually takes between 24 to 72 hours from the time you are first infected by a cold virus for it to multiply and spread enough to give you those first sniffles and throat pains, Dowdell says. The duration of colds varies widely, but most people will have strong symptoms for three to 10 days before they taper off. âThere are over 200 viruses that have been associated with the common cold,â she adds, which explains why colds are so variable in duration and intensity.