Exploring the Role of the Bedside Nurse in Antimicrobial Stewardship: Survey Results From Five Acute-Care Hospitals

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been shown to improve antimicrobial prescribing and patient outcomes,1–3 and interest in including a wider range of disciplines in ASPs has grown.4 Because of their bedside responsibilities, acute-care nurses have been identified as potential ASP team m...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2018-03, Vol.39 (3), p.360-362
Main Authors: Greendyke, William G, Carter, Eileen J, Salsgiver, Elizabeth, Bernstein, Daniel, Simon, Matthew S, Saiman, Lisa, Calfee, David P, Furuya, E Yoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospital systems
Hospitals
Humans
Medical personnel
New York City
Nurse's Role
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Patients
Pediatrics
Polls & surveys
Response rates
Surveys and Questionnaires
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been shown to improve antimicrobial prescribing and patient outcomes,1–3 and interest in including a wider range of disciplines in ASPs has grown.4 Because of their bedside responsibilities, acute-care nurses have been identified as potential ASP team members.5 We conducted the first large-scale survey of US nurses at several acute-care hospitals to explore their knowledge, attitudes, and practices in antimicrobial stewardship activities and to identify opportunities for additional nursing involvement in ASPs. Acute-care nurses at a 2,200-bed, 5-campus academic hospital system with active ASPs in New York City were invited to participate in a web-based, anonymous, 31-question survey regarding principles of antimicrobial stewardship (see supplementary material). The survey had a relatively low response rate, and because responses to the survey were voluntary, respondents may not be representative of all nurses at our hospital system.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2017.255