The nurse plans a presentation for community members about how to decrease the risk for antibiotic-resistant infections. Which information will the nurse include in the teaching plan (select all that apply)?
a. Continue taking antibiotics until all the medication is gone.
b. Antibiotics may sometimes be prescribed to prevent infection.
c. Unused antibiotics that are more than a year old should be discarded.
d. Antibiotics are effective in treating influenza associated with high fevers.
e. Hand washing is effective in preventing many viral and bacterial infections.
ANS: A, B, E
All prescribed doses of antibiotics should be taken. In some situations, such as before surgery, antibiotics are prescribed to prevent infection. There should not be any leftover antibiotics because all prescribed doses should be taken. However, if there are leftover antibiotics, they should be discarded immediately because the number left will not be enough to treat a future infection. Hand washing is generally considered the single most effective action in decreasing infection transmission. Antibiotics are ineffective in treating viral infections such as influenza.
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