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Elsevier Health Sciences Infection Prevention in Surgical Settings 1e by Barbara Gruendemann Sandra Stonehocker Mangum
Infection Prevention in Surgical Settings is a handbook that provides easy access to guidelines for infection control in various surgical settings. It specifically addresses the needs of nurses practicing in perioperative PACU ambulatory surgery endoscopy or other surgical settings who need access to current guidelines to meet OSHA and JCAHO requirements.Infection Prevention contains procedure guidelines for preparation of the patient surgical equipment personnel and surgical practices. Each procedure contains a brief description followed by rationales for the principles outlines in the procedure. Each rationale is referenced to AORN standards CDC guidelines and other resources.Provides an easy-to-use reference to common significant infection control practices & issues found in various surgical and other related settingsBrings together the work of recognized experts and professional associations that provide factual relevant and succinct rational and correct interpretation of infection control practicesFirst handbook devoted to infection control issues that directly relate to surgical environmentsFollows a consistent format presentation for each procedure that includes the steps rationale references and suggested additional readingsSpanish version also available ISBN: 84-8174-615-0show more