It's day 1 of World Antimicrobial resistance Awareness Week and we'll be highlighting how we can all be involved in antimicrobial stewardship in NHS Tayside, focussing on a 'Sector of the Day'! First up is Care Homes.
#WAAW#keepantibioticsworking 💊🦠
In the latest @SHIPGCU blog, Dr @Dayana_fram, a visiting affiliate Professor and #InfectionPrevention Nurse from São Paulo, talks about her time in Scotland, learning about the nurses’ framework in #AntimicrobialStewardship. To access the blog, visit: https://t.co/R2Pa6Emzkw
Brazilian Nurses Network Tackling the Antimicrobial Resistance (REBRAN): bringing the role of nurses from the shadow to the light: https://t.co/R4iNaK9gVM
Flowchart from @NHSEngland.
“Do not perform urine dipsticks: Dipsticks become more unreliable with increasing age over 65 years. By 80 years half of older adults in care, and most with a urinary catheter, will have bacteria present in the bladder/urine without an infection.”
Bedside nurses: a hidden gem in multidisciplinary #AntimicrobialStewardship
This systematic review describes bedside nurses’ activities relating to antibiotic use in daily practice:
https://t.co/1xHBqu2W6l
@Rita_Bos @jeroenschouten3@hvermeulen67 @OUPMedicine #JACAMRNews
Excited to share this.Exploring the role of healthcare leaders in implementing equitable clinical academic pathways for nurses: An integrative review - Journal of Advanced Nursing - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/j68KRZLnXu
@JuliaSlark2@JennyparrM @MerrynGott @BobbiePene
Living with an #antibiotic-resistant and chronic UTI has made Caroline Sampson’s life extremely difficult.
“I’m really limited in what I can do on a day-to-day basis,” she says. https://t.co/UcDadkzO08
'5RIGHTS' ✅of antimicrobial prescribing Day 4 for #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek! Today's theme is 'RIGHT ROUTE (& think about IVOST!)' 💉➡️💊 Have a look🔍 at the key points ⬇️ and links @ NHST Abx website https://t.co/9XRcojqvPR
For #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek we'll be highlighting the 5 RIGHTS of antimicrobial prescribing. Day 1 focusses on the 'RIGHT PERSON'. Does your patient need antibiotics? Have a look at key points ⬇️& links @ NHST Abx website https://t.co/9XRcojqvPR