Nursing 2230A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Antimicrobial Resistance, Lifesaving, Antibiotics
21 Jul 2018
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Antimicrobial resistance: ability of microbes to grow in the presence of a chemical (drug) that would normally kill them or limit their growth, makes it harder to eliminate infections from the body as existing drugs become less effective. Four core actions to fight resistance: preventing infections, prevent spread of resistance, tracking. Improving antibiotic prescribing/stewardship: developing new drugs and diagnostic tests. Document dose, duration, and indication for antibiotic prescription. Health teaching take the(cid:373) all, do(cid:374)"t share, do(cid:374)"t sa(cid:448)e the(cid:373), i(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)s. Get me better, give me an antibiotic. Methods to deal with symptoms you might be experiencing. Immunization programs effective to prevent many different infectious and communicable diseases. Other diseases such as pertussis, hepatitis measles and influenza still exists, but the rates of illness are now lower due to immunization. Important to keep immunizing against these diseases, as they can come back and spread among populations, especially those who are vulnerable and may not be able to be immunized.
