Question

Chapter 83 Case Study
As a nurse manager in the acute care setting, you are concerned with the emergence of resistance to
antibiotics in antimicrobial therapy. You decide to host a continuing education seminar on the topic. You
plan to address the following questions.

1. What factors contribute to antibiotic resistance?
Answer:

Rationale:

2. What can healthcare providers do to prevent resistance?

Answer:

Rationale:

Answer 1

Ans) 1) Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that reduces or eliminates the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or other agents designed to cure or prevent infections. The bacteria survive and continue to multiply causing more harm.

2) Healthcare professional can prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance by: Prescribing an antibiotic only when it is likely to benefit the patient. Prescribing an antibiotic that targets the bacteria that is most likely causing their patient's illness when an antibiotic is likely to provide benefit.