Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Practice

Description

Reviews of first edition:

“This book tells every healthcare professional all they need to know about infection control… A user-friendly, valuable source of knowledge on a subject that can be confusing and complicated.” Nursing Standard

“A valuable contribution within any health or social environment." Journal of Community Nursing

Infection prevention and control is an essential component of nursing care, and a crucially important subject area for both nursing students and qualified nurses. Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control gives readers a firm grasp of the principles of infection control, how they relate to clinical practice and the key issues surrounding the subject. It provides a comprehensive guide to the prevention, management and control of healthcare associated infections, and the basic elements of microbiology, immunology and epidemiology that underpin them.

Thoroughly revised in line with current policy, this new edition contains brand-new chapters on a range of topics including the role of the Infection Prevention and Control Team, audit and surveillance, and the management of outbreaks. Also incorporating a range of case studies and examples as well as additional online content, it is essential reading for all nursing students as well as qualified nursing and healthcare professionals.

• Explores both principles and practice of a crucial subject area
• Accessible and user-friendly, with a range of features to help study including key definitions, links back to clinical practice, and chapter learning outcomes and summaries
• Accompanied by an online resource centre featuring MCQs, weblinks, case scenarios and downloadable fact sheets
• Features an increased clinical focus, with more application to practice

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Table of Contents

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How to use the companion website
Introduction

Part One: Introduction to infection prevention and control

Chapter 1 The burden of healthcare-associated infections, and disease threats old and new
Chapter 2 The Infection Prevention and Control Team
Chapter 3 Audit and surveillance
Chapter 4 The investigation of clusters, periods of increased incidence and outbreaks of infection
Chapter 5 Microbial classification and structure
Chapter 6 The collection and transportation of specimens
Chapter 7 The microbiology laboratory
Chapter 8 Understanding the immune system and the nature and pathogenesis of infection
Chapter 9 Sepsis
Chapter 10 Antibiotics and the problem of resistance

Part Two: The principles of infection prevention and control (standard precautions)

Chapter 11 Isolation and cohort nursing
Chapter 12 Hand hygiene
Chapter 13 Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Chapter 14 The safe handling and disposal of sharps
Chapter 15 Cleaning

Part Three: Clinical practice

Chapter 16 The management of vascular access devices and the prevention of bloodstream infections
Chapter 17 The prevention and management of catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Chapter 18 The prevention and management of surgical site infections (SSIs)
Chapter 19 The prevention and management of hospital and community-acquired pneumonia

Part Four: Specific organisms

Chapter 20 Stapylococcus aureus (including MRSA)
Chapter 21 Tuberculosis
Chapter 22 Clostridium difficile
Chapter 23 Norovirus
Chapter 24 Blood-borne viruses

Glossary
Index

New to this Edition

• An increased clinical focus, with more application to practice
• A companion website with links to further reading, case scenarios, and downloadable fact sheets
• Colour illustrations
• Increased format with more use of pedagogical features including ‘learning outcomes’, ‘reflection points’, 'fact boxes' and chapter summaries
• Fully updated to include the latest guidance, i.e. WHO guidance on hand hygiene, new guidance from NICE on tuberculosis, new guidance on norovirus and clostridium difficile
• Brand new chapters on: The Infection Prevention and Control Team; Audit and Surveillance; Infection Control Management; The Management of Outbreaks; Infection Prevention and Control and the Law; Patient and Public Perception; Infection Control in the Community; and Antibiotic Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria, a topic which has major implications for healthcare globally.

Hallmark Features

• A fully revised new edition of an essential textbook for nursing students and qualified nursing & healthcare professionals
• A core topic for all nursing students as well as qualified staff
• Explores both the principles and practice of this topical subject area
• Accessible and user-friendly, with pedagogical features throughout and an online resource centre

Reviews

Praise for the 1st edition:

"This book would make a valuable contribution within any health or social environment." (Journal of Community Nursing, Aug/Sep 2008)

“This book tells every healthcare professional all they need to know about infection control…A user-friendly, valuable source of knowledge on a subject that can be confusing and complicated.” (Nursing Standard, June 2011)

5* Amazon review: Vital to the healthcare profession of today. With the current high profile of infection prevention and control, at last, an up to date resource that makes the subject very interesting and readable.
The author includes the history and science, along with the latest Government guidelines on the prevention and control of infection. It not only gives the reader an understanding of the background of the subject, but also enables them to put theory into practice. In my opinion this is the most important book any healthcare professional or healthcare student can own.