The Critical Role of the Staff Nurse in Antimicrobial Stewardship - Unrecognized, but Already There

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 84-89

  Olans, Richard N ^a   Olans, Rita D ^b   Demaria, Alfred ^c  

^a Melrose Wakefield Hospital   (United States)

^b MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial stewardship program; nursing; turnaround time

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF NURSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE ATTITUDE; STANDARDS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84954357758     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ697     Document Type: Article

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