Infection prevention and control / [edited by] Christine Perry.
| Other author | Perry, Christine (Nurse) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2007. |
| Description | ix, 294 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Essential clinical skills for nurses Essential clinical skills for nurses. ^A939835 |
| Contents | The function and structure of infection prevention and control services -- Microbes, infection and immunity / Robert C. Spencer -- Specimen collection -- Risk assessment -- Standard infection control principles -- Specific and common infections -- Infection prevention in urinary catheter care / Lauren Tew -- Infection prevention in intravascular therapy / Carly Hall -- Infection prevention in nutritional care -- Infection prevention in wound management -- Control of infection in paediatric settings -- Peri-operative care settings -- Specialist care settings -- The isolated patient -- The immunocompromised patient -- Decontamination. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007010211 |
| ISBN | 9781405140386 (pbk. : alk. paper) : |
| ISBN | 1405140380 (pbk. : alk. paper) |