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.
With some viruses, you're contagious for as long as you have symptoms or even beyond. With others, you continue to have symptoms after youâre no longer contagious. Adults who have the flu are contagious for five days after first developing symptoms, while kids can stay contagious even longer. If you have a cold, you're most likely to give it to someone else during the first few days of having a runny nose, sneezing, and coughing.