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Improving antibiotic stewardship by involving nurses

Published:October 15, 2012DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.336
Improving antibiotic stewardship by involving nurses
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      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.

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      Published online: October 15, 2012

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      This project was supported by an Australian Infection Control Association Scholarship from Covidien.

      Conflict of interest: None to report.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.336

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      © 2013 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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