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Exploring prescriber perspectives toward nurses’ active involvement in antimicrobial stewardship: A qualitative study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2019

William G. Greendyke Open the ORCID record for William G. Greendyke [Opens in a new window] ,
Alexandra N. Shelley ,
Philip Zachariah ,
E. Yoko Furuya  and
Eileen J. Carter
William G. Greendyke*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
Alexandra N. Shelley
Affiliation:
NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, New York, New York
Philip Zachariah
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
E. Yoko Furuya
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
Eileen J. Carter
Affiliation:
Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
*
Author for correspondence: William G. Greendyke, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Little is known about prescribers’ attitudes regarding clinical nurses and antimicrobial stewardship. We conducted focus groups of prescribers and inquired about attitudes regarding nurses and stewardship. During 6 focus groups, prescribers were receptive to nursing involvement in stewardship activities, but noted structural barriers and knowledge gaps that should be addressed.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 10 , October 2019 , pp. 1184 - 1187
Copyright
© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: An abstract summarizing the results of this study was presented as a poster at a national conference, IDWeek 2018 on October 06, 2018, in San Francisco, California.

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