How drug-resistant microorganisms affect nursing
| Autor: | Talar L. Glover |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
medicine.medical_specialty Infection Control business.industry medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Drug Resistance Microbial Drug resistance Bacterial Infections Disease control Nursing Patient Education as Topic Infectious disease (medical specialty) Contact isolation Health care Medicine Infection control Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine business Intensive care medicine |
| Zdroj: | Orthopedic nursing. 19(2) |
| ISSN: | 0744-6020 |
| Popis: | Although antibiotics have improved the mortality and morbidity associated with infectious disease, antibiotic mismanagement has created drug-resistant microorganisms, which are present in the environment outside the hospital. In the hospital, drug-resistant microorganisms require Contact Isolation, a transmission-based isolation recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nurse's role in preventing the spread of drug-resistant microorganisms includes using appropriate infection control and isolation guidelines (especially handwashing), working with other health care workers to maintain appropriate infection control standards at all times, and teaching patients and families about infection control and antibiotic management. |
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