The Antibiotic Prescribing in the Hospitalized Patient course aims to provide knowledge on prescribing practices of commonly encountered infectious diseases in the hospitalized patient. This course will take a deep dive into various antibiotics and their drug classes, the mechanism of activity, and the spectrum of activity using a case-based approach. The course will conclude with each participant developing their own antibiotic toolkit.Â
Course Objectives
- Identify general characteristics of antibiotic prescribing.
- Identify the most common pathogens that result in specific bacterial infections (e.g., pneumonia).
- Discuss the drug, drug class, mechanism of action, and spectrum of activity for the various antibiotics.
- Practice appropriate antibiotic prescribing for various bacterial infections.
- Create your own personal antibiotic toolkit.
Course Faculty
Monee’ Carter-Griffin, DNP, MBA, MAOL, APRN, ACNP-BC
The faculty has no financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.Â
Contact Hours Awarded
Participants will be awarded 2.25 contact hours with 2.25 pharmacology hours.
Contact hours will be awarded upon completion of the activity and by obtaining an 80% or greater on the post-activity quiz.
Exceed Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Mexico Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Approval Number: 2211-03 API.Â
This activity will expire 10.1.2025.Â
