Infection Control in Clinical Practice Updated Edition , 3rd Edition

Description

Infection control is a major issue in clinical practice. The revised third edition of this highly successful book provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of infection control and prevention, and the basic elements of microbiology and epidemiology that underpin them.

The contents are firmly based in clinical practice and are relevant to both hospital and community settings. The information is research-based and extensively referenced and therefore provides an invaluable resource for evidence-based practice. Presentation is clear, concise and accessible to a wide audience including diploma and degree course students, nurses and allied health professionals working in clinical settings, and infection control specialists.

New to this Edition

This revised third edition includes completely updated source material and references, along with extensive revision of chapters on prevention of surgical site infection, IV device and urine catheter associated infections to incorporate the most recent evidence. There are updates to many other sections including new microbiological methods, application of protective isolation, Clostridium difficile, gram negative pathogens, VHF and blood-borne viruses, the management of sharps injuries and management of waste, as well as entirely new sections on:

• Implementation of infection prevention and control policies

• Infection risks of water systems

• Protective clothing - use of gloves and masks

• Hand hygiene compliance

• Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

• Management of norovirus outbreaks

• Decontamination of isolation rooms

• Emerging pathogens including MERS-CoV and Zika

• Antimicrobial stewardship

Companion Products

• Infection Control in Clinical Practice Updated Edition Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition : Infection Control in Clinical Practice Updated Edition Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
• Infection Control in Clinical Practice Updated Edition, 3rd Edition

Readership

Infection control nurses, Clinical nurses, Nurse educators

Secondary markets: Practice and other community nurses, PAMs (clinical reference)

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Jennie Wilson, PhD MSc BSc(Hons) RGN MFPH(Hon), Professor, Healthcare Epidemiology, Richard Wells Research Centre, University of West London, Brentford, Middlesex, UK