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Autore: | Saint Sanjay |
Titolo: | Preventing hospital infections : real-world problems, realistic solutions / / Sanjay Saint, Sarah L. Krein ; with Robert W. Stock |
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.: | 9910787943203321 |
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