Effects of Nursing Staff on Empiric Antibiotic in Septic Shock

March 14, 2017 updated by: Chun Pan

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

214

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

All adult patients whose age of 18 years or older admitted to the ICU with septic shock from between January 01, 2015 to February 29, 2016

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age>18 years old
  • sepsis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy
  • >80 years old.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Nurse level N0
who got college degree or above, nurse qualification certificate and working time less than one year
Behavioral: work Time
nurse got qualification certificate and the working time
Nurse level N1
who got nurse qualification certificate and working time between 1~3 years
Behavioral: work Time
nurse got qualification certificate and the working time
Nurse level N2
who got nurse qualification certificate and working time between 3~5 years
Behavioral: work Time
nurse got qualification certificate and the working time
Nurse level N3
who got nurse qualification certificate and working time more than 5 years
Behavioral: work Time
nurse got qualification certificate and the working time

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
compliance of empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour
Time Frame: 1 hour
compliance of empiric antibiotic treatment within first hour
1 hour
evaluate the effect of nursing stuff on the compliance
Time Frame: 1 hour
evaluate the effect of nursing stuff on the compliance
1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Chun Pan

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 12, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 29, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

February 29, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 31, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Nurse: empiric antibiotic

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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