An article describing the nursing staff at Addenbrookes NHS Trust who set up the Out Patient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) service, teaching patients to self administer IV antibiotics at home. The article describes the background to the project, the teaching, videoing, colleague support and safety measures that were all required to get the service up and running.
Cole, E. 2019. A nurse-led initiative teaching patients to self-administer IV antibiotics. Nursing Standard, 34 (7) p 42 - 46.
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