A Nurse Is Taking Care of a Client with Staph

A nurse is taking care of a client with staph. The current treatment is not working. What does the nurse suspect as the reason for this ineffective treatment?

A) The client is older and the kidneys cannot handle the treatment.
B) The overuse of antibiotics has caused a resistance to treatment.
C) The laboratory report was in error and the wrong disease identified.
D) The organism does not have a treatment; it must run its course.