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Book Synopsis
* A practical, evidence-based guide * Examines key aspects of infection control in everyday practice * Explores specific considerations in continence care, intravenous therapy, nutritional care and wound care * Examines risk assessment, specimen collection and safe decontamination and storage of equipment.

Table of Contents
1. The Function and Structure of Infection Control Services.

2. Microbes, Infection and Immunity.

3. Specimen Collection.

4. Risk Assessment.

5. Standard Precautions.

6. Specific and Common Infections.

7. Urinary Catheter Care.

8. Infection Prevention in Intravascular Therapy.

9. Infection Prevention in Nutritional Care.

10. Infection Prevention in Wound Management.

11. Control of Infection in Paediatric Settings.

12. Peri-operative Care Settings.

13. Specialist Care Settings.

14. The Isolated Patient.

15. The immunocompromised Patient.

16. Decontamination

Infection Prevention and Control

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      Book details

      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 24 September 2007
      ISBN-13 9781405140386
      978-1405140386
      ISBN-10 1405140380
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      Nursing

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      * A practical, evidence-based guide * Examines key aspects of infection control in everyday practice * Explores specific considerations in continence care, intravenous therapy, nutritional care and wound care * Examines risk assessment, specimen collection and safe decontamination and storage of equipment.

      Table of Contents
      1. The Function and Structure of Infection Control Services.

      2. Microbes, Infection and Immunity.

      3. Specimen Collection.

      4. Risk Assessment.

      5. Standard Precautions.

      6. Specific and Common Infections.

      7. Urinary Catheter Care.

      8. Infection Prevention in Intravascular Therapy.

      9. Infection Prevention in Nutritional Care.

      10. Infection Prevention in Wound Management.

      11. Control of Infection in Paediatric Settings.

      12. Peri-operative Care Settings.

      13. Specialist Care Settings.

      14. The Isolated Patient.

      15. The immunocompromised Patient.

      16. Decontamination

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