Impact of Nursing Education on the Proportion of Appropriately Drawn Vancomycin Trough Concentrations.

Background: Few studies have investigated the timing of vancomycin trough concentration collection in the inpatient setting. To date, there are no published studies on the impact of targeted nursing staff education on the appropriate timing of vancomycin trough concentration collection.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of educational sessions on nursing staff knowledge regarding vancomycin and proper collection of troughs.