Continuing Nursing Education Credit:
To receive continuing nursing education credit, view the lecture, take the quiz, and finish the evaluation online. Upon successful completion of the quiz and evaluation, you will be able to print your continuing nursing education credit certificate. A passing grade of 70% is required.

Purpose: 
To explain how antimicrobial resistance occurs and what can be done to prevent resistant organisms from developing. The Centers for Disease Control 12 step program for prevention of resistant organisms will be reviewed.

Target Audience: 
Nurses and other Health Care Providers

Objectives: 
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Explain how antimicrobial resistance develops
2. Identify national efforts to prevent the development of resistant organisms

Computer Requirements:
Lectures are available as streaming video and require audio capability. A reliable Internet connection and use of one of following players are needed for accessing course materials:

• Either Flash - Get this free player from Adobe at: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
• or QuickTime - Get this free player from Apple at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

The lecture for this course was recorded during the program "When Your Patient Has a Resitant Organism" on September 8, 2009. The program is part of the Terrific Tuesdays live broadcast series sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education in Nursing, Gundersen Lutheran, Inc., and Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation.