recommendations for the management of CPE: Question 6. Documenting the indication False: Documenting the indication (need) for therapy is an important aspect of for ongoing antibiotic therapy is not safe prescribing of any medicine. Documenting the indication, intended duration necessary when daily patient rounds and review date at the commencement of therapy can also help ensure timely are conducted. True or false? review of the to therapy and the decision to change patient’s progress, response or stop therapy. Learn more: Question 7. If microbiology tests are True: Timely review of the to therapy and results of patient’s progress, response ordered for a suspected bacterial culture and antibiotic susceptibility tests within 24 hours of results being infection, the responsible clinician available, can guide decision-making about antibiotic treatment, and enable should review the results within 24 consideration about whether changing or stopping antibiotics is appropriate. hours of the results being available. Changes might include switching treatment from broad spectrum to narrow True or false? spectrum, changing the route of administration from intravenous to oral, or stopping treatment altogether. Review of treatment is one of nine quality statements included in the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard. Learn more: Question 8. The group of antibiotics True: The largest group of antibiotics are the antibiotics. This group ‘beta-lactam’ known as includes penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems. Learn more by watching ‘beta-lactam antibiotics’ includes penicillins, cephalosporins and the Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy presentation, available on the Commission carbapenems. True or false? website: Question 9. In Australian hospitals, False: Results from the 2015 NAPS survey showed that the prevalence of only a small proportion of hospitalised antimicrobial use (i.e. the percentage of hospital inpatients receiving an patients are prescribed antibiotics. True antimicrobial on the Hospital NAPS audit day) is estimated to be close to 40%, or false? based on data submitted. Learn more about the 2015 NAPS: Question 10. Taking blood from False: When obtaining specimens for blood culture, the following points are central or peripheral lines is the important to avoid contamination:
recommendations for the management of CPE: Question 6. Documenting the indication for ongoing antibiotic therapy is not necessary when daily patient rounds are conducted. True or false? False: Documenting the indication (need) for therapy is an important aspect of safe prescribing of any medicine. Documenting the indication, intended duration and review date at the commencement of therapy can also help ensure timely review of the patient’s progress, response to therapy and the decision to change or stop therapy. Learn more: Question 7. If microbiology tests are ordered for a suspected bacterial infection, the responsible clinician should review the results within 24 hours of the results being available. True or false? True: Timely review of the patient’s progress, response to therapy and results of culture and antibiotic susceptibility tests within 24 hours of results being available, can guide decision-making about antibiotic treatment, and enable consideration about whether changing or stopping antibiotics is appropriate. Changes might include switching treatment from broad spectrum to narrow spectrum, changing the route of administration from intravenous to oral, or stopping treatment altogether. Review of treatment is one of nine quality statements included in the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard. Learn more: Question 8. The group of antibiotics known as ‘beta-lactam antibiotics’ includes penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems. True or false? True: The largest group of antibiotics are the ‘beta-lactam’ antibiotics. This group includes penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems. Learn more by watching the Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy presentation, available on the Commission website: Question 9. In Australian hospitals, only a small proportion of hospitalised patients are prescribed antibiotics. True or false? False: Results from the 2015 NAPS survey showed that the prevalence of antimicrobial use (i.e. the percentage of hospital inpatients receiving an antimicrobial on the Hospital NAPS audit day) is estimated to be close to 40%, based on data submitted. Learn more about the 2015 NAPS: Question 10. Taking blood from central or peripheral lines is the False: When obtaining specimens for blood culture, the following points are important to avoid contamination:
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