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Winning the War Against Antibiotic-Resistant Infections    
by Barbara Barzoloski-O’Connor, RN, MSN, CIC and Linda Sutterley, RN, CCRN
CE104-60 l 1.00 hr

Winning the War Against Antibiotic-Resistant Infections - CE104-60  


        Price  ( $ 10.00 )
Objectives:

The goal of this program is to enhance nurses’ abilities to care for patients who have antibiotic-resistant infections. After you study the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Differentiate between colonization and infection.
  • Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate use of antibiotics.
  • Identify seven measures to prevent and contain the spread of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.

This course will be updated or discontinued on or before 10/12/2012



 
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