The nurse plans to teach the client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) about bacterial infections. Which information should the nurse include in this teaching?
1. "If just a few bacteria make you sick, this is virulence."
2. "Most bacteria have developed antibiotic resistance."
3. "Pathogens are divided into two classes, bacteria and viruses."
4. "Pathogenicity means the bacteria can cause an infection."
5. "Actually, most bacteria will not harm us."
Correct Answer: 1,4,5
Rationale 1: A highly virulent microbe is one that can produce disease when present in minute numbers.
Rationale 2: Antibiotic resistance is a problem; however only a few, not most, bacteria have developed it.
Rationale 3: Human pathogens include viruses, bacteria, fungi, unicellular organisms, and multicellular animals.
Rationale 4: The ability of an organism to cause infection is called pathogenicity.
Rationale 5: Only a few dozen pathogens commonly cause disease in humans; most are harmless.
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