Family members of an immunocompromised patient have asked the nurse why antibiotics are not being given to the patient in order to prevent infection. How should the nurse best respond?
A) "Using antibiotics to prevent infections can cause the growth of drug-resistant bacteria."
B) "If an antibiotic is given to prevent a bacterial infection, the patient is at risk of a viral infection."
C) "Antibiotics can never prevent an infection; they can only cure an infection that is fully developed."
D) "Antibiotics cannot resolve infections in people who are immunocompromised."
Ans: A
Feedback:
Although prophylactic drug treatment effectively prevents some bacterial and fungal infections, it must be used with caution because it has been implicated in the emergence of resistant organisms. Use of antibiotics does not directly increase the risk of viral infections.
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