Infection Control in Clinical Practice Updated Edition
- 3rd Edition - March 8, 2019
- Latest edition
- Author: Jennie Wilson
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 6 9 6 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 6 9 7 - 8
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… Read more
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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.
Infection control nurses, Clinical nurses, Nurse educators
Section 1: Principles
Introduction to Microbiology. Understanding the microbiology laboratory. The epidemiology of infection and strategies for prevention. The immune system and the immunocompromised patient. A guide to antimicrobial chemotherapy. Micro-organisms and their control.
Section 2: Practice
Standard infection control precautions. Preventing wound infection. Preventing infection associated with intravascular therapy. Preventing infection associated with urethral catheters. Preventing infection of the respiratory tract. Preventing gastrointestinal infection. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization. Management of the infectious patient. Ectoparasitic infections and environmental infestations.
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: March 8, 2019
- Language: English
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Jennie Wilson
Jennie Wilson has a first degree in microbiology, a Master’s in Public Health, PhD in surveillance of healthcare associated infection (HCAI) and is a registered nurse. She has 30 years’ experience in infection prevention & control (IPC), has worked as a senior IPC practitioner in NHS Trusts in London and was a key player in establishing the first national surveillance programmes on HCAI in England.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Healthcare Epidemiology,College of Nursing, Midwifery & Healthcare,University of West London