AORN Journal
Volume 85, Issue 1 , Pages 173-180 , January 2007

Improving Compliance With Prophylactic Antibiotic Administration Guidelines

  • Anne White, RN

      Affiliations

    • Anne White, RN, BSN, CNOR, is the director, main OR at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, Fla.
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  • Todd Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Todd Schneider, BSIE, EIT, is a management engineer and improvement advisor at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, Fla.

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 The authors acknowledge Patricia Folsom, RN, BSN, CNOR, assistant nurse manager, main OR; Natalie Robertson, PharmD, MHA, pharmacy clinical coordinator; and Linda Russell, RN, CNOR, improvement advisor, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, Fla, for their contributions to and assistance with this project.

PII: S0001-2092(07)60023-4

doi: 10.1016/S0001-2092(07)60023-4

AORN Journal
Volume 85, Issue 1 , Pages 173-180 , January 2007

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