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The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.
Everything you need to know about Infection Prevention and Control... at a Glance!
Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance is the 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 incorporated into all pre-registration nursing programmes. This highly visual and dynamic book is a thorough resource for nurses wanting to consolidate and expand their knowledge of this important part of nursing. Written by experienced infection prevention and control specialist nurses, it provides a concise and simple approach to a vast and complex subject, and equips the reader with key information in relation to various aspects of infection prevention and control practice.
Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance:
- Provides a snap-shot of the application of infection prevention and control in practice and the key infections affecting patients in both acute and primary care
- Gives a uniquely visual and accessible overview of a topic of relevance to all nursing staff
- Includes key points for clinical practice, patient management, and signposting of key national guidance documents and websites
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Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Practice
Debbie Weston
9781118306659
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The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.
Everything you need to know about Infection Prevention and Control... at a Glance!
Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance is the 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 incorporated into all pre-registration nursing programmes. This highly visual and dynamic book is a thorough resource for nurses wanting to consolidate and expand their knowledge of this important part of nursing. Written by experienced infection prevention and control specialist nurses, it provides a concise and simple approach to a vast and complex subject, and equips the reader with key information in relation to various aspects of infection prevention and control practice.
Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance:
- Provides a snap-shot of the application of infection prevention and control in practice and the key infections affecting patients in both acute and primary care
- Gives a uniquely visual and accessible overview of a topic of relevance to all nursing staff
- Includes key points for clinical practice, patient management, and signposting of key national guidance documents and websites
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Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Practice
Debbie Weston
9781118306659
Discover the entire at a Glance series at [...]
Debbie Weston
Assistant Director
Infection Prevention and Control
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Alison Burgess
Health Protection Practitioner
Public Health England
Sue Roberts
Deputy Director
Lead Nurse, Infection Prevention and Control
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
Part I Introduction to infection prevention and control 1
1 Infection prevention and control (IP&C) 2
2 Communicable diseases 6
3 Bacterial classification and structure 8
4 Bacterial virulence factors 10
5 Viral classification and structure 12
6 The innate immune response 14
7 The acquired immune response 16
8 Principles of specimen collection 18
9 The microbiology laboratory 20
10 Antibiotics and prescribing 22
11 Antimicrobial resistance 24
Part II The principles of infection prevention and control 27
12 The chain of infection 28
13 Vaccination 32
14 Hand hygiene 34
15 Surgical hand preparation 38
16 Personal protective equipment 41
17 Environmental cleaning and disinfection 44
18 Sharps 46
19 Aseptic non-touch technique 48
Part III Clinical practice aspects of IP&C 53
20 The infection prevention management of intravascular devices 54
21 Isolation and cohort nursing 56
22 Management of patients with infectious diarrhoea 58
23 Investigation and management of outbreaks 60
24 Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection 62
25 Recognition and management of sepsis 64
Part IV Infections and infectious diseases 67
26 Bloodborne viruses 68
27 Bordetella pertussis 72
28 Campylobacter jejuni 74
29 Gram-negative carbapenemase-producing organisms, including Enterobacteriaceae 76
30 Catheter-associated urinary tract infection 78
31 Clostridium difficile: prevention and control 80
32 Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia 82
33 Ebola virus disease 86
34 Infestation 92
35 Influenza 96
36 Invasive group A streptococcal disease 98
37 Legionella 100
38 Measles, mumps and rubella 102
39 Meningococcal disease 104
40 Norovirus 106
41 Pandemic influenza 108
42 Salmonella 110
43 Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA 112
44 Tuberculosis 116
45 Varicella zoster 120
Glossary 123
References 125
Index 134
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781118973554 |
| ISBN-10: | 1118973550 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Burgess, Alison
Weston, Debbie Roberts, Sue |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Maße: | 267 x 209 x 7 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Alison Burgess (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.11.2016 |
| Gewicht: | 0,424 kg |
Debbie Weston
Assistant Director
Infection Prevention and Control
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Alison Burgess
Health Protection Practitioner
Public Health England
Sue Roberts
Deputy Director
Lead Nurse, Infection Prevention and Control
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
Part I Introduction to infection prevention and control 1
1 Infection prevention and control (IP&C) 2
2 Communicable diseases 6
3 Bacterial classification and structure 8
4 Bacterial virulence factors 10
5 Viral classification and structure 12
6 The innate immune response 14
7 The acquired immune response 16
8 Principles of specimen collection 18
9 The microbiology laboratory 20
10 Antibiotics and prescribing 22
11 Antimicrobial resistance 24
Part II The principles of infection prevention and control 27
12 The chain of infection 28
13 Vaccination 32
14 Hand hygiene 34
15 Surgical hand preparation 38
16 Personal protective equipment 41
17 Environmental cleaning and disinfection 44
18 Sharps 46
19 Aseptic non-touch technique 48
Part III Clinical practice aspects of IP&C 53
20 The infection prevention management of intravascular devices 54
21 Isolation and cohort nursing 56
22 Management of patients with infectious diarrhoea 58
23 Investigation and management of outbreaks 60
24 Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection 62
25 Recognition and management of sepsis 64
Part IV Infections and infectious diseases 67
26 Bloodborne viruses 68
27 Bordetella pertussis 72
28 Campylobacter jejuni 74
29 Gram-negative carbapenemase-producing organisms, including Enterobacteriaceae 76
30 Catheter-associated urinary tract infection 78
31 Clostridium difficile: prevention and control 80
32 Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia 82
33 Ebola virus disease 86
34 Infestation 92
35 Influenza 96
36 Invasive group A streptococcal disease 98
37 Legionella 100
38 Measles, mumps and rubella 102
39 Meningococcal disease 104
40 Norovirus 106
41 Pandemic influenza 108
42 Salmonella 110
43 Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA 112
44 Tuberculosis 116
45 Varicella zoster 120
Glossary 123
References 125
Index 134
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781118973554 |
| ISBN-10: | 1118973550 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Burgess, Alison
Weston, Debbie Roberts, Sue |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Maße: | 267 x 209 x 7 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Alison Burgess (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.11.2016 |
| Gewicht: | 0,424 kg |
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