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The Effect Of A Didactic Educational Program With Practical Application On Nursing Knowledge And Empowerment In Antibiotic Stewardship, Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Rn, Msn, Ag-Cns, Acnp, Ccrn
The Effect Of A Didactic Educational Program With Practical Application On Nursing Knowledge And Empowerment In Antibiotic Stewardship, Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Rn, Msn, Ag-Cns, Acnp, Ccrn
College of Nursing Posters
- Antimicrobial use is a crucial element of patient care but their overuse and misuse have detrimental effects including the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
- Nurse empowerment and engagement has resulted in improvements in many quality initiatives including enhanced patient safety in the areas of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) and pressure injuries (Carter, 2016).
- Enhancing nurse empowerment in AS may be effective in reducing antibiotic misuse.
- The purpose of this study is to implement an educational program engaging nurses in AS activities and determining the effect of this educational intervention on the knowledge …