Infection Control: A Handbook for Community Nurses / Edition 1

by Harsh Duggall, Mandy Beaumont, Helen Jenkinson

Overview

Effective public health strategies depend on surveillance, preventative measures, outbreak investigation and the institution of control measures including appropriate treatment. This handbook, written specifically for community nurses, describes the communicable diseases likely to be encountered by the community nurse and offers practical guidance on their assessment and treatment. The book looks at staff hygiene and a clean environment and examines the causes and management of blood-borne illnesses together with recommendations for the treatment of head lice, scabies and threadworms. The latter part of the book discusses the prevention of influenza and the rising incidence of tuberculosis and the care of patients with these conditions and considers other common infections such as MRSA, impetigo, shingles and meningitis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781861562555
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/11/2002
Series:	Handbook For Community Nurses Series , #4
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	6.08(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Harsh Duggall and Mandy Beaumont are the authors of Infection Control: A Handbook for Community Nurses, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

1. The Environment.

2. Blood-borne Infections.

3. Gastrointestinal Infections.

4. Parasitic Infections.

5. Respiratory Infections.

6. Other Common Infections.

Appendix.

Resources.

References.

Index .