In the face of tougher federal regulations, ever-changing Joint Commission standards, bioterrorist threats, evolving pandemics, large-scale disasters, emerging infectious diseases, and multidrug-resistant organisms, your hospital's IC efforts are more critical then ever before.
Meet these complex new challenges head on with the newly revised and updated edition of Infection Control Manual for Hospitals. Now it's easier than ever to create an effective IC program in your hospital.
Ready-to-use tips and tools for managing your IC plan
From IC surveillance plans to infectious waste management . . . from a new look at hand hygiene to implementing security measures during an outbreak, this information and planning guide covers the most pressing issues in infection control today.
At over 300 pages, the Infection Control Manual for Hospitals, Second Edition has been fully updated to reflect new regulations for 2006. A fresh redesign of chapter information makes it the most comprehensive and easy-to-use resource available for compliance with the Joint Commission, CDC, APIC, OSHA, HIPAA, and others.
Whether you need to revamp an existing infection control program, or craft and implement a new one, this highly accessible binder of information provides worksheets, job descriptions, policies, forms, and other helpful tools for IC professionals in all areas of a hospital, small or large. Co-authored by two of today's most well-respected IC experts, it's your one-stop desktop reference for critical coverage of all aspects of infection control and compliance.
Table of Contents at a Glance
IC touches many different areas at your hospital. With the comprehensive Infection Control Manual for Hospitals, Second Edition all the IC information you need to know is at your finger-tips.
Take a look:
CHAPTER 1: INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM CHAPTER 2: SURVEILLANCE CHAPTER 3: INFECTION CONTROL EDUCATION CHAPTER 4: ISOLATION FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CHAPTER 5: EMPLOYEE HEALTH CHAPTER 6: PATIENT CARE POLICIES CHAPTER 7: DEPARTMENT POLICIES CHAPTER 8: BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS NEW! CHAPTER 9: TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PLAN CHAPTER 10: ENVIRONMENT OF CARE CHAPTER 11: HIPAA POLICIES (INCLUDING THE LAW ITSELF) NEW! CHAPTER 12: BIOTERRORISM READINESS PLAN Plus, a complementary CD-ROM includes versions of the sample worksheets, forms, and charts that you can customize to meet your hospital's needs and start using right away!
What's new in the second edition?
The Infection Control Manual for Hospitals, Second Edition takes an up-to-the-minute look at existing IC concerns while also addressing the latest safety topics that affect your hospital's compliance efforts.
You'll find detailed instruction on such NEW topics as:
- Plans for incorporating the just-released CDC guidelines for TB Transmission Prevention
- CJD policy, guidelines, and questions & answers
- New supplement on hospital planning for pandemic influenza
- APIC's IC construction and renovation policy - NEW!
- Information and review forms on APIC's policies for sentinel events - NEW!
- A new look at epidemiologically significant organisms such the avian flu
- Detailed instruction for creating an infectious waste management policy
- Environmental assessment form
- New policies on:
- patient and family education
- influx of patients with infectious disease
- New sample charts for:
- IC surveillance
- IC competency assessment
- Hand hygiene observation
Updated policies also include: - Endoscopes
- Respiratory care
- Pharmacy
- Isolation policies updated to reflect the draft CDC isolation guidelines
This resource is a must-have tool for:
- Risk managers
- IC managers, coordinators, nurses, and practitioners
- Safety officers and coordinators
- Facilities managers and operations staff
- Anyone involved with hospital infection control
About the Authors
Gail Bennett, RN, MSN, CIC, has been involved in IC for 28 years. As the executive director of ICP Associates, an international infection control consulting company, she advises hundreds of healthcare facilities in IC management and training. A former member of the national board of directors of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), and treasurer and board member of the National Center for Clinical Epidemiology, she now serves on the board of directors of the Georgia Infection Control Network. You may reach her through ICP Associates'Web site at www.icpassociates.com.
Gloria Coleman Morrell, RN, MS, CIC, is the IC specialist at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. She received a bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Florida and a master's degree in Allied Health Sciences from the University of North Florida. To her 19 years of IC experience she adds specialties of nursing including critical care, addictive disease, education, and treatment of the high-risk patient. She is a past president of the Greater Atlanta chapter of APIC and a former member of the Bioterrorism Task Force at the national APIC level.
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