Antibiotic resistance: the impact on care of hospitalized patients.
Incidence of antibiotic-resistant infections is increasing at an alarming rate. The concern about antibiotic resistance has been propelled by increasing questions over the effectiveness of current therapies in the treatment and prevention of severe infections in hospitalized patients. Nurses influence antibiotic resistance in the hospital through infection control procedures, knowledge of evidence-based antibiotic administration protocols, and surveillance of infection incidence and treatments.
Plonczynski
Donna J
DJ
School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
Plonczynski
Katrina J
KJ
D004351:Drug Resistance; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States