ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2017
An online course improves nurses' awareness of their role as antimicrobial stewards in nursing homes.
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- How do aged-care staff feel about antimicrobial stewardship? A systematic review of staff attitudes in long-term residential aged-care.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2022Pooled it
- Nurse Decision-making for Suspected Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Homes: Potential Targets to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021Trial
- Canadian nurses' perspectives on challenges to antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care homes.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2026Review
- Participation in antimicrobial stewardship among intensive care unit nurses: a cross-sectional study based on the COM-B model.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- An evaluation of pre-post antimicrobial stewardship healthcare educational intervention studies utilizing the Kirkpatrick model: a scoping review.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2025Article
- Research priorities for antimicrobial stewardship nurses in a middle-income country: a nominal group technique study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Are Nurses Aware of Their Contribution to the Antibiotic Stewardship Programme? A Mixed-Method Study from Qatar.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- What influences antibiotic initiation? Developing a scale to measure nursing behaviour in residential aged-care facilities.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Veterinary support staff knowledge and perceptions of antimicrobial drug use, resistance, and stewardship in the United States.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Mothers Working as Nurses Toward Multidrug-Resistant: Impact of an Educational Program in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
- An app a day: Results of pre- and post-surveys of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding antimicrobial stewardship principles among nurses who utilized a novel learning platform.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Bedside Nurses regarding Antimicrobial Stewardship in China: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study.Journal of nursing management · 2023Article
- Nurse practitioners as antibiotic stewards: Examining prescribing patterns and perceptions.American journal of infection control · 2021Article
- A Baker's Dozen of Top Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Publications in 2017.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Review
- Nursing Home Infection Control Program Characteristics, CMS Citations, and Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Policies: A National Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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backgroundTo support the role of nurses as active proponents of antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities, we developed an educational intervention consisting of a free online course comprised of 6 interactive modules. Here, we report the effect of the course on the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes toward antimicrobial stewardship of nurses working in long-term care facilities.
methodsWe used a paired pre- and postcourse survey instrument to assess nurses' knowledge regarding the care of long-term care facility residents with infections and attitudes and beliefs regarding antimicrobial stewardship.
resultsThere were 103 respondents, registered nurses or licensed practical nurses, who completed the pre- and postsurveys. Their mean knowledge scores improved from 75% (precourse) to 86% (postcourse, P <.001). After the course, nurses' agreement that their role influences whether residents receive antimicrobials increased significantly (P <.001).
conclusionsThe online course improves nurses' knowledge regarding the care of long-term care facility residents with infections and improves their confidence to engage in antimicrobial stewardship activities. Empowering nurses to be antimicrobial stewards may help reduce unnecessary antibiotic use among institutionalized older adults.
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