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- Copyright
- © 2015 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- ISSN
- 1559-7768
- eISSN
- 1559-7776
- DOI
- 10.1097/NCI.0000000000000101
- pmid
- 26200729
- Publisher site
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Abstract
AACN Advanced Critical Care Volume 26 , Number 3 , pp. 223 - 224 © 2015 AACN Nancy Munro, RN, MN, CCRN, ACNP-BC Symposium Editor Nancy Munro , RN, MN, CCRN, ACNP-BC Infectious disease crises are becoming more prominent in the news. The Ebo- la outbreak in West Africa mesmerized the world as efforts expanded in an attempt to contain this highly infectious disease. The spread of this virus to the United States and other countries provoked fear, which led to better techniques for treatment, isolation, and screening. Transmission of infectious diseases is now becoming a major concern of the public. Although less publicized, another important milestone regarding infection is evolving. The White House released a document, National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria , in September 2014. This national strategy was developed to respond to the serious or urgent threat that resistant bacteria pose to public health. Why is this document so important? It represents the recognition by politicians that resistant bacteria are a major concern of our health care system. Headlines have heightened the awareness of the American public about the magnitude of the bacterial resistance problem that health care providers have recognized for some time. To
Journal
AACN Advanced Critical Care – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Jul 1, 2015