The Role of the Nurse Practitioner and Asymptomatic Urinary Treatments
Leslie E Morrison-Pandy1, Carl A Ross2, Dianxu Ren3
1Department of Health and Community Systems at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, PA.
Abstract:
Asymptomatic urinary tract infections (aUTIs) are common among older adults in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and studies have shown that they are inappropriately treated with antibiotics. We retrospectively characterized treatment strategies among 89 cases of aUTIs before and after a long-term facility hired a full-time nurse practitioner (NP). We found that residents with aUTIs were prescribed significantly more supportive treatment strategies after hiring an NP. However, there was no significant drop in the rate of inappropriate antibiotic treatments for aUTIs after hiring an NP.
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