Nurse administrators by definition of scope of practice are leaders and managers in their field. They strive to implement best practice guidelines into clinical practice, assist in financial decisions for the betterment of their facility, develop policy and protocol for non-management personnel, and oversee policy change (American Nurses Association, 2009). According to the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administrators Standards of Professional nurse administrators will ideally be actively involved in nursing research and Performance, incorporating these research findings into practice (ANA, 2009). Since patients and health care organizations are greatly impacted by SSIs, interventions that reduce this negative outcome must be studied so nurse administrators can make evidenced based policy changes. Literature Review SSIs have presented as a post-operative complication for as long as surgical procedures have existed. Although uncountable advancements in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and science have occurred reducing the incidence of SSIs, these infections remain an area of great concern for nurse administrators. Research studies have indicated through culture results of SSI wound bed areas, the vast majority of SSIs are caused by skin flora such as Staphylococcus aureus (SA), Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Enterococcus strains such as Vancomyacin resistant Enterococcus (VRE) (Ritz, Pashnik, Padula, & Simmons, 2012). Another concern for health professions and nursing administrators is the bacteria causing SSIs, such as MRSA and VRE, are becoming increasingly virulent and drug resistant. Only a few antibiotics can combat these bacteria and the treatment often creates severe side effects such as possible liver and kidney damage. (Ritz et al., 2012). Another SSI concern for nurse administrators relates to patient mortality. Research indicates that patient demise occurs up to
Nurse administrators by definition of scope of practice are leaders and managers in their field. They strive to implement best practice guidelines into clinical practice, assist in financial decisions for the betterment of their facility, develop policy and protocol for non-management personnel, and oversee policy change (American Nurses Association, 2009). According to the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administrators Standards of Professional Performance, nurse administrators will ideally be actively involved in nursing research and incorporating these research findings into practice (ANA, 2009). Since patients and health care organizations are greatly impacted by SSIs, interventions that reduce this negative outcome must be studied so nurse administrators can make evidenced based policy changes. Literature Review SSIs have presented as a post-operative complication for as long as surgical procedures have existed. Although uncountable advancements in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and science have occurred reducing the incidence of SSIs, these infections remain an area of great concern for nurse administrators. Research studies have indicated through culture results of SSI wound bed areas, the vast majority of SSIs are caused by skin flora such as Staphylococcus aureus (SA), Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Enterococcus strains such as Vancomyacin resistant Enterococcus (VRE) (Ritz, Pashnik, Padula, & Simmons, 2012). Another concern for health professions and nursing administrators is the bacteria causing SSIs, such as MRSA and VRE, are becoming increasingly virulent and drug resistant. Only a few antibiotics can combat these bacteria and the treatment often creates severe side effects such as possible liver and kidney damage. (Ritz et al., 2012). Another SSI concern for nurse administrators relates to patient mortality. Research indicates that patient demise occurs up to
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