Preventing hospital infections : real-world problems, realistic solutions / / Sanjay Saint, Sarah L. Krein ; with Robert W. Stock

• Autore: Saint Sanjay
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: [First edition].
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9
• Soggetto topico: Communicable diseases - Treatment
• Persona (resp. second.): KreinSarah L.; StockRobert W.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preventing Hospital Infections; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; About The Authors; 1 A New Strategy to Combat Hospital Infections; 2 Committing to an Infection Prevention Initiative; 3 Types of Interventions; 4 Building the Team; 5 The Importance of Leadership and Followership; 6 Common Problems, Realistic Solutions; 7 Toward Sustainability; 8 The Collaborative Approach to Preventing Infection; 9 Taking on C. Difficile; 10 The Future of Infection Prevention; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Nearly 2 million Americans develop a healthcare-associated infection each year, and some 100,000 of them die as a result. Such infections are highly preventable, particularly through the adoption and implementation of evidence-based methods for reducing patient infection at the point of care. In cases where hospitals fall short of their goals for improving infection prevention, their failures are often rooted in a low rate of staff adherence to the new prevention policies. In easy-to-read, user-friendly language, Preventing Hospital Infections leads readers through a step-by-step description o
• Titolo autorizzato: Preventing hospital infections
• ISBN: 0-19-939885-2; 0-19-939886-0; 0-19-939884-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819856403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II