Question

why is it important as a nurse, that one understand the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Be as elaborate and as specific as possible.

Answer 1

Ans)Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that which can't be seen with the naked eye.

- The human body is affected all of the time by microbes, there are healthy microbes that are in our body that help protect us and microbes can affect us in negative way also.

- The study of microorganisms will take bacteria and human cell as different and connect that concept with how pharmacology has effect on bacteria without doing harm to the patient cell.

- Also it will help pinpoint when a patient comes into the ER with the complaint and you suspect a certain bacteria is the cause of their complaint.

For instance E coli (Escherichia) coli is a bacteria which is normally found in intestine helps in absorption of vitamin k and other nutrients and inturn we humans provide a rich nutrients environment for it to thrive.

- Suppose a patient has surgery and somehow that E coli was transplanted somewhere in the body, it would then be a toxic to the body because it doesn't belong to that area so the patient will have symptoms.

- The doctor orders a specific antibiotic that is tailored to destroy that bacteria.

- Also it helps to learn the difference between bacteria and viruses and why medications won't work on a virus, how they're spread.

So, Microbiology is essential part of nursing studies.