ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP AND PHARMACIST AND NURSING ROLE

This review was aimed to discuss the roles of nurses as well as pharmacist in Antibiotic stewardship worldwide, literature reviews for all relevant articles in this topic published in English language up to the middle of 2022. The desire of nurses to become active partners in antibiotic stewardship was viewed as an extension of their job as patient advocates. Unmet knowledge requirements were viewed as the greatest barrier to nurses' ability to collaborate in antimicrobial stewardship activities. Pharmacists are heavily involved in AMS programs and perceive their duty as regulating proper prescribing practices and controlling antimicrobial agents, which includes pharmaceutical review, restriction policy, prospective audit and feedback, and monitoring antibiotic usage and consumption.