Infection control in an x-ray department

Synergy;  February 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......guidelines, protocols and programmes for infection control are put forward within various departments...on controlling infection.2 A good infection control programme is important and can markedly...showed that hospitals with effective infection control programmes, that included ...

Infection control conference catered for wide range of...

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;  September 1, 2005 ;     572 words ......were three major themes at NZNO's infection control division annual conference in Auckland...conference, the them of which was Meeting infection control challenges across the health care...range of topics to suit experienced infection control practitioners, right through to those...

Charting the changes in infection control nursing: the history of...

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......syndrome (SARS); the development of infection control nursing from one novice practitioner...are just some of the developments infection control pioneer Berry Bird has witnessed...The dream job was for a part-time infection control nurse and staff nurse, who was also...

Infection control must remember lessons of history.(Editorial)(Editorial)

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......exciting and challenging time for infection control practitioners throughout New Zealand...issues The practice specialty of infection control will continue to be faced with a...yet. NZNO's National Division of Infection Control Nurses has joined the International...

Vic: Sheets blunder sparks alarm on hospital infection control

AAP General News (Australia);  May 4, 2000 ;     546 words ......blunder sparks alarm on hospital infection control MELBOURNE, May 4 AAP - A second breakdown of hospital infection control within 24 hours today prompted...agreed to share information on infection control after what the state opposition...

INFECTION CONTROL PAYS OFF: ILLNESS-PREVENTION PLAN AT BJC HEALTH SYSTEM...

Modern Healthcare;  June 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ......fevers, the nursing home called the infection-control SWAT team from system headquarters...Miller, the home's liaison to the infection-control team. ``We got some interventions...asymptomatic residents. ``And with the Infection Control Consortium, we were able to get through...

Ensuring the survival of infection control nurses: an experienced...

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......would not have believed them. The infection control nurse in the hospital where I trained...prevention, just as it was in the days of infection control pioneer, Hungarian physician Ingaz...paediatric setting. The role of the infection control practitioner * is to assist other...

Infection control practices in Canadian hemodialysis units

CANNT Journal;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Infection control practices in Canadian hemodialysis units...Interest Croup. (2005, Fall). A survey of infection control practices in hemodialysis units in Canada. Canadian Journal of Infection Control, 20(3), 118-136. The number of people...

Make a clean start in infection control ; RECRUITMENT NURSING ++ There's a...

The Independent - London;  February 22, 2007 ;     658 words ......now a priority for the NHS, and the infection-control nurse is on the front line. This...their hands between seeing patients. "Infection control encompasses everything from clinical...says Judy Potter, the chair of the Infection Control Nurses Association. "It means you...

Infection control director works to keep hospital safe.

Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH);  January 29, 2006 ;     488 words ......her well. Ginnie Abell, director of infection control and clinical safety for Summa Health...focus: to marry the needs of careful infection control with the needs of very busy work...the halls, she watches for proper infection control. Purell dispensers line the walls...

Infection control protocols for exposing and processing radiographs.

Journal of Dental Hygiene;  May 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Introduction Effective utilization of infection control protocols and procedures is an area...adequately by standard disinfection and infection control barrier techniques. The dental hygienist...often is the person in charge of infection control protocol and training. Current ...

Perceptions of infection control practices among health professionals.

Contemporary Nurse;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Infection control practice is a cornerstone of...professionals' perception of infection control practices and how those perceptions...professionals' perceptions of infection control practices in relation to the...

A Product of More Than 16 Years of Infection Control Training and...

M2 Presswire;  June 18, 2008 ;     696 words ......Product of More Than 16 Years of Infection Control Training and Experience, Infection Control & Prevention in Long-Term Care...researchandmarkets.com/research/e60fd8/infection_control) has announced the addition of the...

Convey a sense of safety: Patient perceptions, education, and...

Dental Products Report;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......education, and communication in dental infection control Dental infection control issues certainly have had their share...fielding fewer patient questions about infection control than they have in the past. Dr. Eugene...

VHA reports that infection control staff often diverted from...

Health Care Strategic Management;  February 1, 2005 ;     430 words ...Hospital staff responsible for infection control are too often diverted to other activities...We found that in some hospitals infection control resources are stretched very thin...and concern about a flu epidemic, infection control is very important. Industry experts...