Morgan Sharon A
Defense Health Agency, Silver Spring, Maryland. Sharon A. Morgan, MSN, RN, NP-C, is a nurse consultant at the Defense Health Agency in Silver Spring, Maryland. Ms. Morgan's 25-year career spans such specialties as cardiovascular intensive care, hospice and palliative care, third world health care, liver disease management, and national-level policy development. Prior to her nursing career, Ms. Morgan served as a geopolitical intelligence officer in the US Army. At the time of manuscript development, Ms. Morgan was a senior policy advisor at the American Nurses Association. She presented on this topic at INS 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.
J Infus Nurs. 2019 Mar/Apr;42(2):75-80. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000315.
Since the introduction of the first antibiotic, the quick development of resistance has threatened the efficacy of such medications. Improving antibiotic use is, above all, a patient safety issue. As frontline health care providers, nurses can become more engaged and take a leadership role to enhance antibiotic stewardship programs. The unrecognized role of nurses in antibiotic stewardship efforts is just beginning to be explored. From hospital to home settings, the breadth of infusion nurse practice positions them to take principal roles in antibiotic stewardship program development across the continuum of care.
自从第一种抗生素问世以来,耐药性的迅速发展威胁到了这类药物的疗效。改善抗生素的使用首先是一个患者安全问题。作为一线医疗服务提供者,护士可以更积极地参与并发挥领导作用,以加强抗生素管理计划。护士在抗生素管理工作中未被认识到的作用才刚刚开始被探索。从医院到家庭护理环境,输液护士的广泛业务范围使他们能够在整个护理过程中的抗生素管理计划制定中发挥主要作用。