Improving antibiotic delivery time to pneumonia patients

Dorothy Rollins; Catherine Thomasson; Bert Sperry

doi:10.1097/00001786-199401000-00006

Abstract

A multidisciplinary team simplified the process of antibiotic delivery to patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia and successfully implemented key changes that resulted in improved clinical practice and patient satisfaction at Providence Medical Center. Within 6 months of implementing an emergency room preadmission procedure, an antibiotic treatment protocol, and a sputum collection protocol, the average antibiotic initiation time dropped from 6.8 hours to 3.6 hours. Recommendations made for antibiotic selection and dosing led to a cost savings of over $109,000 per year. Highlighted in this article are several quality improvement tools, as well as practical tips and advice on effective team building.

Keywords

MedicineDosingPneumoniaAntibioticsProtocol (science)SputumMultidisciplinary approachIntensive care medicineMultidisciplinary teamMedical emergencyNursingInternal medicineAlternative medicineTuberculosis

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Year: 1994
Type: article
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Pages: 22-31
Citations: 15
Access: Closed

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                                    Dorothy Rollins, 
                                
                                    Catherine Thomasson, 
                                
                                    Bert Sperry
                                
                            (1994). 
                            Improving antibiotic delivery time to pneumonia patients. 
                            Journal of Nursing Care Quality
                            , 8
                            (2)
                            , 22-31.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/00001786-199401000-00006

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DOI: 10.1097/00001786-199401000-00006