This book is specifically aimed at nursing students undertaking a pre-registration
undergraduate programme within the UK. It provides information about both microbiology …

Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision
for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students, as well as qualified nurses and medical …

Introduction. Infection prevention and control is both a national and international priority, with
compliance with precautions being sub-optimal. One of the reasons suggested for poor …

Background: The microbiology component of Australian undergraduate nursing
programmes varies considerably. Any actual or potential impact of this variation on infection …

In considering the three major issues in infection control the author decided upon education
and empowerment, community practices, and research availability and application as they …

Reviews of first edition:“This book tells every healthcare professional all they need to know
about infection control... A user-friendly, valuable source of knowledge on a subject that can …

This book primarily fulfils the content needs of first-year B. Sc. nursing students but also
helps the nurses in profession to hone their microbiology knowledge. Containing all the vital …

This is the updated version of the hugely popular Applied Microbiology for Nurses, providing
essential information about how infection occurs, methods to prevent it and the precautions …

Nurses are directly involved in the delivery of patient care and have a responsibility to
minimise cross infection between patients. The NSW Nurses' Registration Act contains a …

The importance of infection control in clinical care has long been recognised by healthcare
practitioners (Meers et al, 1981), but in the last decade the public have become much more …