Implementing a urinary tract infection clinical practice guideline in an ambulatory urgent care practice.
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Hopkins, L; McCroskey, D; Reeves, G; Tanabe, P
Published in: The Nurse practitioner
April 2014
A clinical practice guideline for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in an ambulatory urgent care practice was implemented. Aims were to increase the number of first-line antibiotics prescribed to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections, increase the use of second-line antibiotics prescribed when appropriate, and decrease the number of unnecessary urine cultures.
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The Nurse practitioner
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1538-8662
ISSN
0361-1817
Publication Date
April 2014
Volume
39
Issue
4
Start / End Page
50 / 54
Related Subject Headings
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Practice Patterns, Nurses'
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Nursing Evaluation Research
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Female
- Culture Techniques
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Hopkins, L., McCroskey, D., Reeves, G., & Tanabe, P. (2014). Implementing a urinary tract infection clinical practice guideline in an ambulatory urgent care practice. The Nurse Practitioner, 39(4), 50–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.npr.0000444651.10142.06
Hopkins, Leslie, Debra McCroskey, Geri Reeves, and Paula Tanabe. “Implementing a urinary tract infection clinical practice guideline in an ambulatory urgent care practice.” The Nurse Practitioner 39, no. 4 (April 2014): 50–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.npr.0000444651.10142.06.
Hopkins L, McCroskey D, Reeves G, Tanabe P. Implementing a urinary tract infection clinical practice guideline in an ambulatory urgent care practice. The Nurse practitioner. 2014 Apr;39(4):50–4.
Hopkins, Leslie, et al. “Implementing a urinary tract infection clinical practice guideline in an ambulatory urgent care practice.” The Nurse Practitioner, vol. 39, no. 4, Apr. 2014, pp. 50–54. Epmc, doi:10.1097/01.npr.0000444651.10142.06.
Hopkins L, McCroskey D, Reeves G, Tanabe P. Implementing a urinary tract infection clinical practice guideline in an ambulatory urgent care practice. The Nurse practitioner. 2014 Apr;39(4):50–54.
Published In
The Nurse practitioner
DOI
EISSN
1538-8662
ISSN
0361-1817
Publication Date
April 2014
Volume
39
Issue
4
Start / End Page
50 / 54
Related Subject Headings
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Practice Patterns, Nurses'
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Nursing Evaluation Research
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Female
- Culture Techniques
- Anti-Bacterial Agents