Preventing hospital infections : real-world problems, realistic solutions /

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Nearly 2 million Americans develop a healthcare-associated infection each year, and some 100,000 of them die as a result. Such infections are highly preventable, particularly through the adoption and implementation of evidence-based methods for reducing patient infection at the point of care. In cas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Saint, Sanjay (Autor), Krein, Sarah L. (Autor), Stock, Robert W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Nosocomial infections > Prevention > Management.
Cross Infection > prevention & control
Catheter-Related Infections > prevention & control
Equipment Contamination > prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Infection Control Practitioners
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient > prevention & control
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Communicable diseases > Treatment
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A new strategy to combat hospital infections
  • Committing to an infection prevention initiative
  • Types of interventions
  • Building the team
  • The importance of leadership and followership
  • Common problems, realistic solutions
  • Toward sustainability
  • The collaborative approach to preventing infection
  • Taking on C. difficile
  • The future of infection prevention.

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