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Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance.

Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance isthe perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students, as well as qualified nurses and medical students. Infection prevention and control is one of the key five 'essential skills clusters' that is in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weston, Debbie
Otros Autores: Burgess, Alison, Roberts, Sue
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : Wiley, 2016.
Colección:At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Introduction to infection prevention and control; 1 Infection prevention and control (IP & C); 2 Communicable diseases; 3 Bacterial classification and structure; 4 Bacterial virulence factors; 5 Viral classification and structure; 6 The innate immune response; 7 The acquired immune response; 8 Principles of specimen collection; 9 The microbiology laboratory; 10 Antibiotics and prescribing; 11 Antimicrobial resistance; Part 2 The principles of infection prevention and control; 12 The chain of infection.
  • 13 Vaccination14 Hand hygiene; 15 Surgical hand preparation; 16 Personal protective equipment; 17 Environmental cleaning and disinfection; 18 Sharps; 19 Aseptic non-touch technique; Part 3 Clinical practice aspects of IP 20 The infection prevention management of intravascular devices; 21 Isolation and cohort nursing; 22 Management of patients with infectious diarrhoea; 23 Investigation and management of outbreaks; 24 Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection; 25 Recognition and management of sepsis; Part 4 Infections and infectious diseases; 26 Bloodborne viruses.
  • 27 Bordetella pertussis28 Campylobacter jejuni; 29 Gram-negative carbapenemase-producing organisms, including Enterobacteriaceae; 30 Catheter-associated urinary tract infection; 31 Clostridium difficile: prevention and control; 32 Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia; 33 Ebola virus disease; 34 Infestation; 35 Influenza; 36 Invasive group A streptococcal disease; 37 Legionella; 38 Measles, mumps and rubella; 39 Meningococcal disease; 40 Norovirus; 41 Pandemic influenza; 42 Salmonella; 43 Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA; 44 Tuberculosis; 45 Varicella zoster; Glossary; References; Index.