Applied Microbiology

The adaptation to certain therapies and medications is what makes the study of microbes so important to the nursing profession.Nurses must have a deep understanding of microbiology in their daily nursing practice.

Although nurses are responsible for caring for their patient, it is not possible to do so without putting health and safety first. Nurses use concepts of microbiology to maintain environments that are free of contamination and infection .Nurses use microbiology in their profession in many ways. When nurses administer smears for the gram positive and negative testing, they use microbiology to analyze the smears for bacterial contamination. Nurses must also use microbiology when it comes to the disposal of biomedical waste of all types. They must determine the proper procedure to handle the waste so that it does not cause infection. The concepts of microbiology help nurses to see beyond what their eyes are able to see. Microbiology helps nursing students build their foundation in the importance of health and safety in the nursing profession. This prerequisite can help nursing students gain a firm grasp of what their day-to-day lives will consist of once they become nurses. Nurses will never look at organisms the same with the help of their Microbiology.