Q. Importance of
microbiology in nursing?
Microbiology has always been an essential and important
component of nursing and health science
curriculum. This is because of the relevance of microbiology in the hospitals
and our daily life, particularly in the areas of sterilization, cleaning,
aseptic processing, identification of infectious diseases, selection of drug
therapy, development of new drugs, preparation of vaccines, storage and
preservation of drugs. The importance of microbiology for nurses and health
professionals in the control and prevention of infection in hospital is more
and more recognized in recent years.
Basic knowledge of
microbiology is required in the field of nursing due to the following reasons:
1.
One must have an idea of how infections spread.
2.
Which surfaces are most susceptible to infectious
agents.
3.
How do you keep instruments aseptic and
contaminant-free.
4.
Recognize the symptoms of an infection.
5.
Recognize the type of infection at its early stage.
6.
How to carefully take care of an open wound without
infecting it.
7.
Recognize the type of infection as soon as it occurs.
8.
The nature of the organism and the factors affecting
its growth.
9.
The most susceptible means of disease transmission.
10. The composition
of chemicals, drugs, aseptic solution etc
11. The art of
working in a laboratory.
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