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A client has been prescribed an antibiotic and overhears the prescriber talking about acquired resistance. The client asks the nurse what this means. Which is the nurse's best statement regarding acquired resistance?
 
  1. It is an infection that is resistant to conventional antibiotics.
  2. It is a superinfection that has significant antifungal resistance.
  3. There is no such phenomenon of acquired resistance.
  4. It is the most frequently used term for antibiotic coverage.

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A client asks the nurse about the word pathogen. Which statement by the nurse provides education on pathogen?
 
  1. A pathogen is an organism capable of causing disease in humans.
  2. Virus and bacteria are pathogens that infect humans.
  3. Antibiotics are effective in controlling pathogens in humans.
  4. A virulent pathogen can cause an infection with very large numbers.



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1:Acquired resistance is an infection that is resistant to conventional antibiotics.
Rationale 2:Superinfectionis an adverse effect of anti-infective therapy and does not have significant antifungal resistance.
Rationale 3:There is a phenomenon of acquired resistance.
Rationale 4:Antibiotic coverage is also referred to as antibacterial, anti-infective, and antimicrobial.

Global Rationale: Antibiotics help promote the appearance of drug-resistant bacterial strains. These drug-resistant bacteria are then free to grow faster because they are no longer competing for food with neighboring bacteria that were killed by the antibiotics. Soon the patient develops an infection that is resistant to conventional antibiotics.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1:A pathogen is an organism capable of causing disease in humans.
Rationale 2:Pathogenic organisms include bacteria, viruses, protozoan pathogens, multicellular parasites, and fungi.
Rationale 3: Antibiotics are effective in controlling bacterial infections in humans.
Rationale 4: A virulent pathogen can cause an infection with very small number.

Global Rationale: An organism that can cause disease in humans is called a pathogen. Human pathogens include viruses, bacteria, fungi, unicellular organisms (protozoans), and multicellular animals.





 

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