Infection Control for Nursing Homes (Book)

When it comes to infection control, compliance is difficult, but the stakes are high

It’s one of the biggest challenges your facility faces: Under F-Tag #441, nursing homes must “establish and maintain an infection control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection.”

With residents frail and at a greater risk for infections such as MSRA, c. difficile, urinary tract infections (UTI), and, according to the Centers for Disease Control, pandemic flu virus, an effective infection control program is crucial—yet nursing homes often lack the resources to identify and control infection.

Introducing Infection Control for Nursing Homes: A Guide to Government Standards—the guidance, policies, and staff training tools your facility needs to prevent the spread of infection and avoid one of the top survey deficiencies in the industry.

From handwashing guidelines to bloodborne pathogens regulations

Comply with the latest infection control regulations and promote resident well being with Infection Control for Nursing Homes, a book and CD-ROM that will help directors of nursing, staff educators, and long-term care administrators update their current infection control plans to meet the newest government requirements and ensure resident safety.

This comprehensive manual includes the following:

• The most up-to-date government regulations in an easy-to-reference format
• Staff training inservices, sample policies and procedures, and forms to help facilities comply and promote resident well being
• A CD-ROM containing all the forms and tools from the manual; these documents can easily be modified and printed out for immediate use

Take a look at the table of contents

Chapter 1 F-Tag #441, Infection Control 
Chapter 2 Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
Chapter 3 Guideline for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel, 1998
Chapter 4 Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
Chapter 5 Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare Associated Pneumonia, 2003
Chapter 6 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection Control Guidelines for Long-Term Care Facilities
Chapter 7 Clostridium difficile: Information for Healthcare Providers
Chapter 8 Exposure to Blood: What Healthcare Personnel Need to Know
Chapter 9 Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens; Needlesticks and other Sharps Injuries; Final Rule – Federal Register
Chapter 10 CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Infections
Appendix A Inservices
Appendix B Policy
Appendix C Forms and handouts

A strong infection control program is crucial to ensure resident safety and compliance

Facilities must be able to demonstrate to regulators not only that they’ve updated their infection control program, but are monitoring the program to make sure they are taking proper precautions.

With Infection Control for Nursing Homes, you’ll be able to quickly update your facility’s infection control program, and demonstrate the effectiveness of your program to surveyors, saving time and ensuring resident safety. Best of all,  the tools you need to get started right away are all on the bonus CD-ROM and can easily be adapted to fit your facility’s unique needs.

Make sure your infection control program keeps residents safe and meets government regulations with Infection Control for Nursing Homes. Order today, risk-free!

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