TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving antibiotic stewardship by involving nurses
AU - Gillespie, Elizabeth E
AU - Rodrigues, Anne
AU - Wright, Louise
AU - Williams, Natalie
AU - Stuart, Rhonda Lee
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Antimicrobial stewardship programs are important preventative strategies to reduce hospital-acquired infection, typically involving medical and pharmacy staff. Because nurses are pivotal in administering medication prescribed by medical staff and filled by pharmacy staff, we assessed nursing attitudes and antimicrobial stewardship knowledge before and after an education intervention that focused on nursing involvement in antimicrobial management. This study supports involving nurses as a means of improving antibiotic stewardship.
AB - Antimicrobial stewardship programs are important preventative strategies to reduce hospital-acquired infection, typically involving medical and pharmacy staff. Because nurses are pivotal in administering medication prescribed by medical staff and filled by pharmacy staff, we assessed nursing attitudes and antimicrobial stewardship knowledge before and after an education intervention that focused on nursing involvement in antimicrobial management. This study supports involving nurses as a means of improving antibiotic stewardship.
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655312008188
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.336
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.336
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 365
EP - 367
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
SN - 0196-6553
IS - 4
ER -