Empowering surgical nurses improves compliance rates for antibiotic prophylaxis after caesarean birth

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2345-2349

  Shimoni, Zvi ^a   Kama, Naama ^a   Mamet, Yaakov ^a   Glick, Joseph ^a   Dusseldorp, Natan ^a   Froom, Paul ^b  

^a LANIADO HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Caesarean birth; Compliance; Surgical nursing empowerment; Wound infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BEHAVIOR; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 70349869454     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05096.x     Document Type: Article

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