Infection control : a handbook for community nurses / Harsh V. Duggal, Amanda M. Beaumont and Helen J. Jenkinson.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Whurr, 2002.Description: x, 134 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781861562555 (pbk.) :
- 1861562551 (pbk.)
- Communicable diseases -- Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Infection -- Prevention
- Communicable diseases -- Prevention
- Communicable diseases -- Treatment
- Community health nursing
- Health and Wellbeing
- Hygiene
- Infectious & contagious diseases
- Medical microbiology & virology
- Medical parasitology
- Community nursing
- 614.44 DUG
- RC109
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 614.44 DUG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 200445 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126) and index.
Introduction--1. The environment:- The treatment room--2. Blood-borne infections:- Hepatitus B--Hepatitus C--HIV and Aids--3. Gastrointestinal infections:- Hepatitis A--Cryptosporidiosis--E Coli 157 infection--Campylobactor infection--Salmonella infection--Shigellosis--4. Parasite infections:- Head lice--Scabies--Threadworms--5. Respiratory Infections:- Influenza --Tuberculosis (TB)--6. Other common infections:- MRSA--Impetigo--Shingles--Meningitis and Meningococcal disease.
This handbook, written in a question and answer format, describes the kinds of communicable disease likely to be encountered by the community nurse and offers practical guidance on their assessment and treatment. The book begins with an overview of safety and cleanliness procedures.