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An illustrated guide to infection control / Kathleen Motacki, Neeta Bahal O'Mara, Toros Kapoian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Motacki, Kathleen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Infection--Prevention.
- Infection.
- Nosocomial infections.
- Communicable diseases--Nursing.
- Communicable diseases.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (314 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Springer, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 practicin
- Contents:
- Basic infection control / Lisa Marie Motacki, Kathleen Motacki
- Bloodborne pathogen standard / Kathleen Motacki
- Immunizations / Neeta Bahal O'Mara
- Infection control in community health setting / Laura Kolmos
- Outpatient healthcare provider offices / Beverly S. Karas-Irwin, Mary Jo Assi, Kathleen Burke
- Safe patient handling and movement / Patricia Mechan
- Healthcare associated infections / Garletha Allen
- Infection control in critical care / Victor de la Cruz Jr., Kathleen Motacki
- Infection control in labor and delivery / Laura Murphy
- Infection control in dialysis / Kathleen A. Bivens
- Medical waste disposal / Toros Kapoian
- Spills / Toros Kapoian
- Methods of surveillance / Toros Kapoian
- Influenza / Nicole Murad
- Tuberculosis / Lisa Bross Gajary
- Antibiotic resistant infections / Neeta Bahal O'Mara
- Bioterrorism / Neeta Bahal O'Mara.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78268-160-4
- 1-282-99433-6
- 9786612994333
- 0-8261-0561-0
- OCLC:
- 701704798
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