{"id":244,"date":"2019-10-08T09:05:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:06:12","slug":"nursing-education-campaign-on-antimicrobial-stewardship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/vhag\/nursing-education-campaign-on-antimicrobial-stewardship\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Education Campaign on Antimicrobial Stewardship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-244\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-244-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-244-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-244-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>In October 2018, nurses across Virginia were invited to participate in an educational campaign. This initiative was conducted by the Virginia Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Advisory Group as a way for nurses to become more informed about antimicrobial stewardship. Emails were sent to antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention contacts from acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities asking them to distribute the CDC\/ANA White Paper \u2013 Redefining the Antibiotic Stewardship Team: Recommendations from the American Nurses Association\/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workgroup on the Role of Registered Nurses in Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Practices \u2013 to their nursing staff.\u00a0 The nurses were asked to complete a short survey which included three questions related to information in the article and two questions on antimicrobial stewardship tasks they would like to be more involved with and education they would like to receive. The survey remained open for approximately a month.<\/p>\n<h2>Results<\/h2>\n<h3>Participants<\/h3>\n<p>Nurses from the following facilities completed the challenge:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Stony Point Surgery Center, LLC<\/li>\n<li>Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital<\/li>\n<li>VCU Medical Center<\/li>\n<li>LewisGale Hospital Pulaski<\/li>\n<li>Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Bath County Community Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Winchester Medical Center<\/li>\n<li>HCA CJW Medical Center Chippenham Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Carilion Giles Community Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Bon Secours Hampton Roads DePaul Medical Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-244-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-6725a04bbcb2-244\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Data<\/h3><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"stewardship-areas-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-stewardship-areas-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-stewardship-areas-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStewardship Areas of Interest for Virginia Nurses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-stewardship-areas-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-stewardship-areas-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nurses were asked which stewardship activity or task they would like to be more involved with. Data was collected on the responses, and the top 5 stewardship areas that most nurses were interested in are graphed below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Stewardship-Area-Figures.jpg\" alt=\"The top five antimicrobial stewardship areas in which nurses would like to be more involved are as follows, in descending order: patient education and medication reconciliation, accurate antibiotic allergy history, appropriate triage and isolation, early and appropriate cultures, and timely antibiotic initiation.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Stewardship-Area-Figures.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Stewardship-Area-Figures-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Stewardship-Area-Figures-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Stewardship-Area-Figures-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"topics-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-topics-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-topics-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTopics of Interest for Virginia Nurses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-topics-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-topics-of-interest-for-virginia-nurses\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nurses were also asked what topics they would be interested in learning more about. Data was collected on the responses, and the top 5 topics of interest are graphed below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3242 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Topics-of-Interest-Results.jpg\" alt=\"The top five topics of interest are as follows, in descending order: the interpretation of microbiology test results, susceptibility reports in particular. Antibiotic interaction and incompatibilities. Considerations for IV-to-PO conversion regarding which antibiotics and patients are good candidates. How to assess a patient for a potential allergy to penicillin, and the basis of distinguishing asymptomatic bacteriuria from urinary tract infection and colonization from active infection.\" width=\"1488\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Topics-of-Interest-Results.jpg 1488w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Topics-of-Interest-Results-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Topics-of-Interest-Results-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/Topics-of-Interest-Results-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-244-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Campaign Materials<\/h2>\n<p>We encourage facilities to use this educational challenge in their own facilities as an educational tool! The CDC ANA white paper can be found here, and the survey can be found below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/01\/ANA-CDC-ASP-White-Paper-Questions-for-Nurses.docx\" aria-describedby=\"doc-download-warning\">ANA CDC ASP White Paper Questions for Nurses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-244-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-244-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-244-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"moonside panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-244-1-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span id=\"pdf-download-warning\">Opens pdf to download<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-244-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"moonside panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-244-1-0-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span id=\"doc-download-warning\">Opens document to download<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-244-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-244-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"moonside panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-244-1-1-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span id=\"new-window-warning\">Opens in a new window<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-244-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"moonside panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-244-1-1-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span id=\"external-link-warning\">External link will open in new window.\u00a0 Click link to exit Virginia Department of Health Website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background In October 2018, nurses across Virginia were invited to participate in an educational campaign. 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