Preventing hospital infections : real-world problems, realistic solutions / Sanjay Saint, Sarah L. Krein ; with Robert W. Stock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saint, Sanjay, author.

Krein, Sarah L., author.

Stock, Robert W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases--Treatment.

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 cases where hospitals fall short of their goals for improving infection prevention, their failures are often rooted in a low rate of staff adherence to the new prevention policies. In easy-to-read, user-friendly language, Preventing Hospital Infections leads readers through a step-by-step description o

Contents:

Cover; Preventing Hospital Infections; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; About The Authors; 1 A New Strategy to Combat Hospital Infections; 2 Committing to an Infection Prevention Initiative; 3 Types of Interventions; 4 Building the Team; 5 The Importance of Leadership and Followership; 6 Common Problems, Realistic Solutions; 7 Toward Sustainability; 8 The Collaborative Approach to Preventing Infection; 9 Taking on C. Difficile; 10 The Future of Infection Prevention; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-939885-2

0-19-939886-0

0-19-939884-4

OCLC:

894539734