Article ; Online: Perceived barriers to the development of the antimicrobial stewardship role of the nurse in intensive care: Views of healthcare professionals.
The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society
2020 Volume 36, Issue 1
Abstract: Background: Antimicrobial stewardship has become an important initiative within intensive care units in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance. Support for nurses to participate in and actively direct antimicrobial stewardship interventions ... ...
Abstract | Background: Antimicrobial stewardship has become an important initiative within intensive care units in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance. Support for nurses to participate in and actively direct antimicrobial stewardship interventions is growing however, there may be barriers that impede the development of this nursing role. Objectives: To explore the views of healthcare professionals regarding barriers to the antimicrobial stewardship role of the nurse in intensive care in a private hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Methods: Using a qualitative research approach, purposive sampling was used to identify fifteen participants from the disciplines of nursing, surgery, anaesthetics, internal medicine, microbiology, and pharmacy in a general intensive care unit. Content analysis was used to code data obtained from each individual interview. Results: The following categories and subcategories were derived: regarding barriers to the role of the nurse in antimicrobial stewardship: (i) lack of collaboration (subcategories: not participating in the antimicrobial stewardship programme, no feedback about antimicrobial resistance in the unit, and not part of decision-making); (ii) inadequate knowledge (subcategories: not understanding infection prevention and control, missing the link between laboratory results and start of treatment, and poor knowledge of antibiotics and their administration); and (iii) inexperienced nurses (subcategories: shortage of intensive care nurses, lack of experienced nurses, and inadequate nursing staff to provide in-service training). Conclusion: The nursing role within antimicrobial stewardship was negatively affected by both staffing and collaborative difficulties, which impacted on the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship within the unit. Contributions of the study: Nurses are not well-integrated into antimicrobial stewardship. Insufficient training and education on aspects of antimicrobial stewardship are available to nurses. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-07-30 |
Publishing country | South Africa |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1218506-1 |
ISSN | 2078-676X ; 1562-8264 |
ISSN (online) | 2078-676X |
ISSN | 1562-8264 |
DOI | 10.7196/SAJCC.2020.v36i1.410 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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