Nursing Performance Using Clinical Prediction Rules for Acute Respiratory Infection Management: A Case-Based Simulation.

ABSTRACT: Overuse and misuse of antibiotics is an urgent health care problem and one of the key factors in antibiotic resistance. Validated clinical prediction rules have shown effectiveness in guiding providers to an appropriate diagnosis and identifying when antibiotics are the recommended choice for treatment.We aimed to study the relative ability of registered nurses using clinical prediction rules to guide the management of acute respiratory infections in a simulated environment compared with practicing primary care physicians.We evaluated a case-based simulation of the diagnosis and treatment for acute respiratory infections using clinical prediction rules. As a secondary outcome, we examined nursing self-efficacy by administering a survey before and after case evaluations. Participants includ

SUBMITTER: Tiase VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12534126 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature