Date of Award
2022
Document Type
Capstone
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
College Granting Degree
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Katherine Heinze
Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair
Deepa Ravi
Abstract
Antibiotic misuse has been linked to increased health care costs, potential adverse reactions, and antibiotic resistance (Weddle, 2017). The purpose of this DNP project is to examine if implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship checklist and algorithm at two After Hours Pediatrics (AHP) urgent care clinics, would affect provider knowledge and prescribing practices in the management of sinusitis. Antibiotic stewardship is the effort to measure antibiotic prescribing, improve antibiotic prescribing by clinicians, minimize diagnoses, and ensure the correct antibiotics are selected when needed (Sanchez et al., 2021). The overall goal is to minimize unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for sinusitis to reduce the risks of antibiotic resistance and adverse reactions. To achieve this, a quality improvement (QI) project that included a diagnostic criteria checklist and management algorithm was tailored and implemented for healthcare providers at two AHP clinics.
Extent
27 p.
Recommended Citation
Rivera, Delilah, "Reducing Antibiotic Misuse for Sinusitis in a Pediatric Urgent Care" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1614.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1614
Identifier
faudnp000049