The community health nurse observes an increase in the development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The nurse understands that a major reason for this occurrence for individual clients would most likely be:

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On an individual case basis, the most common means by which resistant organisms are acquired is by noncompliance with therapy for the full, recommended period. Factors that seem to contribute to the overall increase in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis include the political and social response to declining rates of TB over past decades, which has resulted in funding cuts for surveillance, treatment, and research, and a premature sense that TB was defeated.

The Community Health Nurse Observes an Increase in the Development