2086. Antimicrobial Stewardship: Why Do Not Nurses Question the White Coat?

摘要

BackgroundResistance to antimicrobials has become a global issue. To combat this, registered nurses (RNs) need to be active participants with prescribers in an interdisciplinary approach to antimicrobial stewardship (AS). The prescriber role in AS has been well developed; however, more is needed to understand how RNs can contribute to AS efforts. The purpose of this study was to describe nurses comfort level with questioning providers about antimicrobials.