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Drugs for Bacterial Infections
Objectives
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After reading this chapter, the student should be able to:
- Compare and contrast the terms pathogenicity and virulence.
- Describe how bacteria are classified.
- Compare and contrast the terms bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal.
- Using a specific example, explain how resistance can develop to an anti-infective drug.
- Describe the nurse’s role in the pharmacologic management of bacterial infections.
- Explain the importance of culture and sensitivity testing to anti-infective chemotherapy.
- Identify the mechanism of development and symptoms of superinfections caused by anti-infective therapy.
- For each of the drug classes listed in Drugs at a Glance, explain the mechanism of drug action, primary actions, and important adverse effects.
- Categorize antibacterial drugs based on their classifications and mechanisms of action.
- Explain how the pharmacotherapy of tuberculosis differs from that of other infections.
- Use the nursing process to care for patients who are receiving drug therapy for bacterial infections.
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