Staff Education on a Urinary Tract Infection Algorithm in a Skilled Nursing Facility

A nation-wide initiative has been established for antibiotic stewardship in an effort to reduce over-treatment and over-diagnosis of infections. In our Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), there are minimal guidelines for ordering urinalyses (UAs) in patients suspected of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Chart review demonstrated that UAs were ordered without systematic guidelines. We designed a project to educate SNF staff on a diagnostic algorithm adapted from McGeer criteria for UTIs
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: research