International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To analyze the application effect of continuity of care in the standardized use of antibiotics in discharged patients from the infectious disease department. Methods 72 infectious disease patients admitted to our hospital from January 2023 to December 2023 were randomly divided into an observation group (continuity of care) and a control group (routine care) using a random number method. The risk of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection, quality of life, and self-management ability of the discharged patients were compared between the two groups. Results The risk of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection in the observation group (5.56%) was lower than that in the control group, and the quality of life (physical function (88.32±2.23), role function (86.31±2.15), emotional function (89.85±2.43), cognitive function (89.82±2.58), social function (91.56±2.37), self-management ability (psychological and social adaptation (16.18±2.41), drug management (17.74±2.61), diet management (18.53±1.49), symptom management (18.91±1.81) were all higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The application effect of continuity nursing in the standardized use of antibiotics in discharged patients from the infectious disease department is significant and worthy of wide promotion and application.

Continuity of care; Infectious disease department; Discharged patients; Antibiotics; Standardized usage