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Effects of Nursing Staff on Empiric Antibiotic in Septic Shock

The Effect of Nursing Staff on Empiric Antibiotic Treatment Within the First Hour in Patients With Septic Shock: A Retrospective Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03085459
Enrollment
214
Registered
2017-03-21
Start date
2015-01-12
Completion date
2016-02-29
Last updated
2017-03-21

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Conditions

Antibiotic, Compliance, Nursing Caries, Septic Shock

Brief summary

A retrospective, observational study was performed about the patients with septic shock who admitted into intensive care unit (ICU) from January 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016. The number of patients who received empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour after septic shock diagnosis were collected. Detailed information about clinical ladder for nursing stuff and nursing shift were collected . Clinical ladder for nursing stuff is a new definition based on education background and work experience and nurses stuff are classified into four levels. N0 was defined who got college degree or above, nurse qualification certificate and working time less than one year. N1 an N2 were defined as who got nurse qualification certificate and working time between 1\ 3 years and more than three years, respectively. N3 was defined who was nurse-in-charge qualification or got nurse practitioner qualification for more than five years. Compliance of empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour and evaluate the effect of nursing stuff on the compliance were calculated.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALwork Time

nurse got qualification certificate and the working time

Sponsors

Chun Pan
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* age\>18 years old * sepsis

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy * \>80 years old.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
compliance of empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour1 hourcompliance of empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour
evaluate the effect of nursing stuff on the compliance1 hourevaluate the effect of nursing stuff on the compliance

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026