Effects of Nursing Staff on Empiric Antibiotic in Septic Shock

A retrospective, observational study was performed about the patients with septic shock who admitted into intensive care unit (ICU) from January 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016. The number of patients who received empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour after septic shock diagnosis were collected. Detailed information about clinical ladder for nursing stuff and nursing shift were collected . Clinical ladder for nursing stuff is a new definition based on education background and work experience and nurses stuff are classified into four levels. N0 was defined who got college degree or above, nurse qualification certificate and working time less than one year. N1 an N2 were defined as who got nurse qualification certificate and working time between 1~3 years and more than three years, respectively. N3 was defined who was nurse-in-charge qualification or got nurse practitioner qualification for more than five years. Compliance of empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour and evaluate the effect of nursing stuff on the compliance were calculated.

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Key information

Conditions

Septic Shock Antibiotic Behavior Compliance Health Behavior Infections Inflammation Nursing Caries Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Sepsis Shock Shock, Septic Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

age>18 years old
sepsis

Exclusion criteria

pregnancy
>80 years old.

Treatment and study plan

work Time

Behavioral

nurse got qualification certificate and the working time

Primary outcomes

compliance of empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour

Time frame: 1 hour

compliance of empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour
evaluate the effect of nursing stuff on the compliance

Time frame: 1 hour

evaluate the effect of nursing stuff on the compliance

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chun Pan

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Nursing Staff on Empiric Antibiotic Treatment Within the First Hour in Patients With Septic Shock: A Retrospective Study

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Mar 21, 2017
Registry last updated: Mar 21, 2017

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