Guideline recommendations for antimicrobial stewardship education for clinical nursing practice in hospitals: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is a proactive healthcare intervention to improve patient outcomes by optimising antimicrobial use. Although nursing involvement is a recognised necessity, bedside nurses may not yet possess competencies to fulfil this role.

Objectives

To identify recommendations for AMS education for the bedside nurse in key global AMS guidelines.

Methods

Scoping review methodology was used to systematically search published and 'grey' literature in PubMed, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, government websites and websites of professional societies and organisations. Search dates were from 1990 to 2020. Inclusion criteria were English language AMS guidelines for hospitals.

Results

Literature searches retrieved 1 824 articles, with 43 meeting

SUBMITTER: Rout J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9053417 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature