Antimicrobial Stewardship

Speciality
Nursing (residential)
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
30 minutes
Provider
Aged Care Learning Solutions

As a health care worker providing care or services to older people living in residential or home care you are required to practice in accordance with the requirements of the Aged Care Quality Standards.

This learning resource will also have relevance in all of other health care settings providing care or services to older people.

Aged Care Learning Solutions educational material is endorsed by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation.

Learning Outcomes: 

  • Explain the current issues with the misuse and over use of antimicrobials including antibiotics
  • Understand the history of antibiotics
  • Define antimicrobial resistance
  • State the strategies required for Antimicrobial Stewardship 
  • Discuss why Antimicrobial Stewardship is important for the aged care sector
  • Explain how education and communication are important factors in raising awareness about this issue
  • Discuss what you can do in your everyday practice to reduce antimicrobial resistance

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Animations
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Title
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Speciality
Nursing (residential)
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Acute serious illness and trauma, Eye and ear medicine, Hospital Medicine, Management, Medical Education, Occupational health | medicine, Preventive healthcare | medicine, Pain management, Pain Management and Palliative Care, Respiratory Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine
Location
ONLINE
Type
Course
Delivery
Online
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
Aged care Learning Solutions
Access Duration (in months)
12
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