Summary The article I have chosen to summarize discusses many different ways to control antibiotic resistance. I thought this was a good article to read so I can adapt some of these strategies into my practice as a nurse practitioner. Health care was forever changed with the discovery of antibiotics. Although considered one of the greatest discoveries of the last century, less work has been done to create new antibiotics in recent years. Once the use of antibiotics became widespread, resistance to these drugs slowly developed. This antibiotic resistance is having a detrimental impact on healthcare and something must be done to combat this problem. Encouraging the discovery of new antibiotics, preventing the overprescription of antibiotics currently on the market, and reducing the time it takes to obtain laboratory results are just a few ways to combat antibiotic resistance. Healthcare providers must play a major role in solving this problem. This article explains how antibiotics work. It is important to understand how antibiotics work to better understand how to control antibiotic resistance. Each antibiotic works differently, but they all ultimately do the same thing: stop bacteria from living and growing. This can be done by preventing the cell wall of the bacteria from forming properly, which will lead to the cell filling with water and dying due to membrane rupture. Antibiotics also work by preventing protein synthesis. Proteins are necessary for chemical reactions and cell division. Therefore, inhibiting protein production will stop cell division and thus prevent the growth of new bacteria, but will also allow already existing bacteria to die. Antibiotics can also disrupt DNA synthesis. This along with ...... middle of paper ...... helps prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance. I know I need to limit my antibiotic prescription. I know that teaching my patients about common illnesses and infections as well as antibiotics will help me in my practice. Teaching infection prevention will also become an important part of my practice. I understand the importance of prescribing the appropriate antibiotic and will strive to prescribe narrow-spectrum medications if possible. I will rely on diagnostics and susceptibility testing to improve my antibiotic prescribing capabilities. I will make sure to keep up to date with all the latest information on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance so that I can prescribe the best possible medication for my patients. Works cited Aziz, A.-M. (2013). The role of health care strategies in controlling antibiotic resistance. British Journal of Nursing, 22(18), 1066-1074.