Integrating the latest evidence-based epidemiology and CDC guidelines, this pocket-sized reference provides key knowledge in a handy, easy-to-use format! Bulleted lists, tables, and charts make this reference perfect for use on the go. Content covers infection control from every angle of the nursing floor - including precautions for caring for patients with infections, principles of infection control, and placement of patients with infections.<br><br><ul><li>Get fast access to illustrations, charts, and tables with the quick-reference format and 8 easy-to-find tabbed sections.</li><li>Keep yourself and your patients safe from infection with information on how to implement the CDC and WHO's guidelines for hand hygiene and environmental infection control. </li><li>Find important information quickly with charts of the most common infectious agents/diseases and clinical conditions that call for isolation precautions. </li><li>Stay informed with the latest developments in the field with summaries of the CDC's new guidelines and reviews of literature on infection control science. </li><li>Contain infections with updated coverage of the principles of pathogen transmission, barrier precautions, isolation practices, and respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette. </li><li>Locate content quickly with a rapid-reference table of contents for each section with handy cross-references. </li><li>Lay the book flat and leave your hands free to work with convenient spiral binding. </li></ul>