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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2020

Antibiotic stewardship

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Patient Assessment And Provider Education Regarding Antibiotic Use In The Treatment Of Viral Uris In The Urgent Care Setting, Ashlee Schoby, Candra D. Hulskotter May 2020

Patient Assessment And Provider Education Regarding Antibiotic Use In The Treatment Of Viral Uris In The Urgent Care Setting, Ashlee Schoby, Candra D. Hulskotter

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Improving Antibiotic Stewardship Through the Use of Patient Assessment and Provider Education Regarding Treatment of Viral URIs in the Urgent Care Setting

Candra Kronewitter and Ashlee Schoby

Date of Award

Spring 5-2020

Document Type

DNP Project

Project Team Faculty Member

Mary Zerlan, CRNA, DNP, APN

Project Team Faculty Member

Kay Gaehle, PhD

Keywords

Antibiotics, Antibiotic stewardship, URIs, Upper respiratory infections, Urgent care, ABUSE screening tool

Abstract

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing problem in the United States. The misuse or overuse of antibiotics is being considered the leading cause. Nearly 2-million individuals are infected with resistant bacteria yearly, and antibiotics prescribed …