Illustrated Guide to Infection Control

This book is an illustrated guide to infection control for BSN students, in-service hospital education, and home care settings. It covers basic infection control regimens, from hand washing and use of hand gels to complicated infection control needs with use of medical devices. Included are infection control for contagious infections, sterile techniques, nosocomial infections, respiratory treatments, pneumonias, blood born pathogens, medical waste disposal, spills, infection control in a community setting, and more. Using visual guidelines, this book is easily usable for students and practicing health care professionals. Key Features: Generously illustrated with photos for photos for each infection control topic covered; Describes simple to complex infection control techniques; Includes discussion of infection control in both hospital and home care; For use in BSN curriculum, in-service hospital education, and home care settings.

Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Reviewers -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Basic Infection Control -- Chapter 2: Bloodborne Pathogen Standard -- Chapter 3: Immunizations -- Chapter 4: Infection Control in the Community Health Care Setting -- Chapter 5: Outpatient Health Care Provider Offices -- Chapter 6: Safe Patient Handling and Movement -- Chapter 7: Health Care-Associated Infections -- Chapter 8: Infection Control in Critical Care -- Chapter 9: Infection Control in Labor and Delivery -- Chapter 10: Infection Control in Dialysis -- Chapter 11: Medical Waste Disposal -- Chapter 12: Spills -- Chapter 13: Methods of Surveillance -- Chapter 14: Influenza -- Chapter 15: Tuberculosis -- Chapter 16: Antibiotic-Resistant Infections -- Chapter 17: Bioterrorism -- Answer Key -- Acronyms -- Appendix: Resources -- Glossary -- Index -- Back Cover.