A survey of critical care nurses ’ practices and perceptions surrounding early intravenous antibiotic initiation during septic shock

Delays in antibiotic administration after severe sepsis recognition increases mortality. While physician and pharmacy-related barriers to early antibiotic initiation have been well evaluated, those factors that affect the speed by which critical care nurses working in either the emergency department or the intensive care unit setting initiate antibiotic therapy remains poorly characterized.

Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - March 28, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Russel J. Roberts, Abdullah M. Alhammad, Lindsay Crossley, Eric Anketell, LeeAnn Wood, Greg Schumaker, Erik Garpestad, John W. Devlin Tags: Original article Source Type: research