An Illustrated Guide to Infection Control

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8261-0560-8
Verlag: Springer Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 594 g

<p>This book is an illustrated guide to infection control for BSN students, in-service hospital education, and home care settings. It covers basic infection control regimens, from hand washing and use of hand gels to complicated infection control needs with use of medical devices. Included are infection control for contagious infections, sterile techniques, nosocomial infections, respiratory treatments, pneumonias, blood born pathogens, medical waste disposal, spills, infection control in a community setting, and more. Using visual guidelines, this book is easily usable for students and practicing health care professionals.</p> <p>Key Features: Generously illustrated with photos for photos for each infection control topic covered, Describes simple to complex infection control techniques, Includes discussion of infection control in both hospital and home care, For use in BSN curriculum, in-service hospital education, and home care settings.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Motacki, Kathleen MSN RN BC

Kapoian, Toros MD FACP

O'Mara, Neeta Bahal PharmD BCPS

Über Autor(innen)

<b>Kathleen Motacki, MSN, RN, BC,</b> is a Lecturer, Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health, Farleigh Dickenson University, where she teaches Child and Family nursing, Life Span Development, Community Health, and Health Care Management. She currently is President, Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Rho Chapter. In 2007 she sat on ANCC's Pediatric Standards Committee for the new Pediatric Examination, and in 2006 on ANCC's National Certification Board, Pediatric Nursing. She has 25+ years experience as a practicing nurse, organizing and presenting in-service continuing education, and community outreach. She has published one book and several articles in peer reviewed journals. <b>Toros Kapoian, MD, FACP, </b> is Associate Professor of Medicine at the New Jersey University of Medicine and Dentistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Medical Director, RWJ Dialysis and Kidney Centers, and Director, Dialysis Program and the Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Programs