Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Practice - Softcover

Weston, Debbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118306651 ISBN 13: 9781118306659

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2013

Synopsis

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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About this title

About the Author

Debbie Weston is Deputy Lead Nurse and Operational Lead for Infection Prevention and
Control at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, UK.

From the Back Cover

Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control
Theory and Practice Second Edition

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.

KEY FEATURES:
• 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
• Features an increased clinical focus, with more application to practice
• Accompanied by an online resource centre with fantastic extras for both
lecturers and students.

www.wiley.com/go/fundamentalsofinfectionprevention
• multiple choice questions
• case scenarios for downloading
• fact sheets for downloading

When you purchase the book you also receive access to the Wiley E-Text: Powered by
VitalSource. This is an interactive digital version of the book, featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-taking facilities, bookmarking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and abbreviations. Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and Control is also available on CourseSmart, offering extra functionality as well as an immediate way to access the book. For more details, see www.coursesmart.com/9781118306659.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118306651
• ISBN 13: 9781118306659
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400