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Thesis
Antibiotics in Primary Care: Factors Leading to Inappropriate Prescribing
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
07/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3083
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore common factors leading to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the primary care setting. The research demonstrated that nearly half of all antibiotic prescriptions given in primary care are unnecessary; and often there are extraneous factors influencing the decision to prescribe antibiotics. A discussion of antibiotic resistance, current research and a review of the Iiterature assisted in an analysis of potential barriers to prudent antibiotic prescribing. This paper examines these barriers to judicial antibiotic prescribing and offers solutions to assist primary care
providers in making the best choice for their patients based on current research rather than patient expectations.
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- Title
- Antibiotics in Primary Care: Factors Leading to Inappropriate Prescribing
- Creators
- Melissa Christine Hosey
- Contributors
- Dawn Felch Rondeau (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590529001842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis