Molly Courtenay, Clare Hawker, Rose Gallagher, Enrique Castro-Sanchez, Dinah J Gould, Faten Al Salti, Jennifer Bate, Daniel Cooper, Rebecca Cooper, Rebecca Craig, Rebecca Dickenson, Debbie Fallon, Sharon Mcleod, Kate Morrow, Valerie Ness, Andrew Nichols, Sarah O'reilly, Sarah Partington, J Claire Sevenoaks, Matthew Sunter, Jane Turner, Liz W Underhill, Sarah L Weaver
AIM: To assess student nurses understanding and skills in the application of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge to practice. DESIGN: Quantitative. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey. RESULTS: Five hundred and twenty three student nurses responded across 23 UK universities. Although students felt prepared in competencies in infection prevention and control, patient-centred care and interprofessional collaborative practice, they felt less prepared in competencies in which microbiological knowledge, prescribing and its effect on antimicrobial stewardship is required...
April 25, 2024: Journal of Advanced Nursing