Quality improvement of the prophylactic antibiotic function
Lewis, M.L.; Porazzi, L.H.
Seminars in Perioperative Nursing 2(4): 210-215
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 1056-8670 PMID: 8054944 Document Number: 418455
Wound infection poses a volatile threat to the surgical patient. Perioperative nurses have a direct responsibility for prevention. As prophylactic antibiotics have become a practice standard, the perioperative nurse must assist the operating team in their administration. Quality Improvement staff can coordinate a multidisciplinary effort to improve this process. The systematic approach to prescribing, administering, and evaluating this function will be discussed.