Infection Prevention and Control

Infection prevention and control is an essential component of care, and an issue high on the agenda for both nurses and patients. This concise, accessible text provides students and newly qualified staff with an invaluable guide to the essential principles of infection prevention and control, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe and effective care.

Infection Prevention and Control addresses key aspects of infection control in everyday practice, together with more specific considerations in particular aspects of care. It explores risk assessment, discusses how to prevent the spread of infection and control of specific and common infections. It looks at how infection can be managed in a wide variety of settings, including paediatric settings, critical care settings, and specialist care settings.
to provide safe and effective care.

Author: Christine Perry
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 11/19/2007
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 7.59h x 6.94w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781405140386

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2007 pg. 81

About the Author
Christine Perry is Nurse Consultant/ Director- Infection Prevention and Control, Bristol Royal Infirmary