Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide

Determine Whether To Treat >

Determine Whether To Treat

Three toolkits provide guidance on the decision to treat a potential infection.

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Choose the Right Antibiotic >

Choose the Right Antibiotic

Three toolkits describe how to work with a lab and use an antibiogram.

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Engage Residents and Family >

Engage Residents and Family

This toolkit helps residents and family members participate in residents' care.

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About the Guide

How to use this guide and why antimicrobial stewardship is important for nursing homes.

• Choosing the Right Toolkit

Toolkits

The toolkits cover a variety of interventions that nursing homes can use to improve antibiotic use.

• Implement, Monitor, and Sustain an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
• Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics
• Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
• Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members