Burnett Emma
School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland.
Nurs Stand. 2018 Jun 5;33(4):68-72. doi: 10.7748/ns.2018.e11171. Epub 2018 Jul 4.
Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance are significant threats to public health. As resistant organisms continue to emerge and evolve, and antimicrobial agents become less effective, infection prevention and control remains a vital aspect of maintaining public health, particularly among vulnerable patient groups such as older people and young children. Because of the increasing complexity of healthcare treatments and interventions, patients are becoming increasingly susceptible to healthcare-associated infections and resistant organisms. This article outlines some of the challenges that nurses may experience in ensuring effective infection prevention and control, and how these can be addressed.
医疗保健相关感染和抗菌药物耐药性是对公众健康的重大威胁。随着耐药微生物不断出现和演变，抗菌药物的效果越来越差，感染预防与控制仍然是维护公众健康的一个重要方面，尤其是在老年人和幼儿等弱势群体中。由于医疗保健治疗和干预措施日益复杂，患者越来越容易受到医疗保健相关感染和耐药微生物的影响。本文概述了护士在确保有效感染预防与控制方面可能遇到的一些挑战，以及如何应对这些挑战。
