Nursing and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

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This paper looks at the reasons for antimicrobial prophylaxis. The writer demonstrates the role played by nurses in making sure that antimicrobial prophylaxis is carried out according to recommended dosing, timing and use of appropriate medications. This article also explores the role the nurse can play in ensuring sepsis in the surgical environment by being a leader and teacher in this field.

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"In January the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) issued a Sentinel Event Alert regarding acquired infections. The report presented distressing news regarding iatrogenic infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated more than two million hospitalized patients contract iatrogenic infections in the United States every year and as many as of them die from these infections. Surgical site infections (SSI's) are the second most common cause of nosocomial infections and up to two percent to five percent of patients undergoing clean extra abdominal ... "

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