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Book SynopsisInfection Prevention and Control at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students, as well as qualified nurses and medical students.
Trade Review‘This book is an excellent resource for all who have an interest in the field of infection prevention and control (IPC), including nursing students … The authors, who are IPC nurse specialists, have produced an exceptional publication with a concise and colourfully designed format that distinguishes it from many leading IPC publications. The book makes use of simple, user-friendly illustrated diagrams and text boxes that cover a variety of IPC topics and concerns faced by these specialist nurses on a daily basis ... The book is also fully referenced with national and international key documents and guidance. This refreshing read will be referred to time and time again by IPC nurses new to the profession, as well as their more experienced colleagues’ –
Nursing Standard- Feb 17Table of ContentsPreface vii
Acknowledgements viii
Part I Introduction to infection prevention and control 1
1 Infection prevention and control (IP&C) 2
2 Communicable diseases 6
3 Bacterial classification and structure 8
4 Bacterial virulence factors 10
5 Viral classification and structure 12
6 The innate immune response 14
7 The acquired immune response 16
8 Principles of specimen collection 18
9 The microbiology laboratory 20
10 Antibiotics and prescribing 22
11 Antimicrobial resistance 24
Part II The principles of infection prevention and control 27
12 The chain of infection 28
13 Vaccination 32
14 Hand hygiene 34
15 Surgical hand preparation 38
16 Personal protective equipment 41
17 Environmental cleaning and disinfection 44
18 Sharps 46
19 Aseptic non-touch technique 48
Part III Clinical practice aspects of IP&C 53
20 The infection prevention management of intravascular devices 54
21 Isolation and cohort nursing 56
22 Management of patients with infectious diarrhoea 58
23 Investigation and management of outbreaks 60
24 Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection 62
25 Recognition and management of sepsis 64
Part IV Infections and infectious diseases 67
26 Bloodborne viruses 68
27 Bordetella pertussis 72
28 Campylobacter jejuni 74
29 Gram-negative carbapenemase-producing organisms, including Enterobacteriaceae 76
30 Catheter-associated urinary tract infection 78
31 Clostridium difficile: prevention and control 80
32 Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia 82
33 Ebola virus disease 86
34 Infestation 92
35 Influenza 96
36 Invasive group A streptococcal disease 98
37 Legionella 100
38 Measles, mumps and rubella 102
39 Meningococcal disease 104
40 Norovirus 106
41 Pandemic influenza 108
42 Salmonella 110
43 Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA 112
44 Tuberculosis 116
45 Varicella zoster 120
Glossary 123
References 125
Index 134
