期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
卷 49, 期 8, 页码 1052-1057出版社
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.01.018
关键词
Advanced practice providers; Antibiotic stewardship; Veterans; Outpatient; Ambulatory
资金
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development pilot [1-121HX002692-01A1]
Outpatient nurse practitioners are satisfied with resources such as convenient access to pharmacists and infectious disease specialists, with a focus on building patient trust to increase prescription confidence levels. Veterans indicate the need to better understand the differences between viral and bacterial infections. NP antibiotic prescribing patterns reveal a decrease in prescriptions for upper respiratory illnesses over a 3-year period.
Background: Advanced practice providers in the outpatient setting play a key role in antibiotic stewardship, yet little is known about how to engage these providers in stewardship activities and what factors influence their antibiotic prescribing practices. Methods: We used mixed methods to obtain data on practices and perceptions related to antibiotic prescribing by nurse practitioners (NP) and Veteran patients. We interviewed NPs working in the outpatient setting at one Veterans Affairs facility and conducted focus groups with Veterans. Emerging themes were mapped to the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety framework. We examined NP antibiotic prescribing data from 2017 to 2019. Results: We interviewed NPs and conducted Veteran focus groups. Nurse practitioners reported satisfaction with resources, including ready access to pharmacists and infectious disease specialists. Building patient trust was reported as essential to prescribing confidence level. Veterans indicated the need to better understand differences between viral and bacterial infections. NP prescribing patterns revealed a decline in antibiotics prescribed for upper respiratory illnesses over a 3-year period. Conclusion: Outpatient NPs focus on educating the patient while balancing organizational access challenges. Further research is needed to determine how to include both NPs and patients when implementing outpatient antibiotic stewardship strategies. Further research is also needed to understand factors associated with the decline in nurse practitioner antibiotic prescribing observed in this study. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
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