The Infection Control Compliance Guide, ensures that your institution's compliance portfolio stands up to the Joint Commission's increased scrutiny, with such new 2007 revisions as: an interdisciplinary IC plan built upon risk assessments and prioritization of risks, standard IC 2.10, which requires your IC program to continually identify risks for the transmission of infectious agents, survey scoring based upon observations that may require more "drill-down" than usual, a "three-strikes and you're out" mentality when observing staff hand hygiene practices, and a new standard IC 4.15 requiring

The Joint Commission overhauled its infection prevention and control chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals in 2009. It added two new standards, 12 more elements of performance, completely reorganized the numbering system, and added a new scoring system. and that's not all busy infection control professionals need to understand. Your challenges are compounded by new National Patient Safety Goals on infection control to prevent healthcare-associated infections due to multi-drug resistant organisms, central line-associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infec

Few are more vulnerable to infectious disease exposure than laboratory staff. On a daily basis, laboratorians handle samples, specimens, and substances that, if handled improperly, could infect both staff and patients. Does your lab have a plan in place to handle an infectious disease event? Introducing the first fully comprehensive resource on infection control (IC) written exclusively for labs, Laboratory Infection Control: Essential Procedures for Compliance. This all-in-one IC compliance guide covers all the critical regulatory information lab staff need to know when crafting and following an effective infection control program. As labs face new threats of emerging communicable diseases, infection control has come to the forefront of lab safety. The 2006 Joint Commission laboratory accreditation standards dictate that labs must prepare to respond to an influx of infectious patients. Now, more than ever, it is vital that your lab have a plan in place to prevent the introduction of healthcare-associated infections recognize when patients and staff have become infected contain the risk or spread of infection safely Laboratory Infection Control makes these critical action points easier than ever to implement in your facility. Finally, a resource to meet YOUR needs! Laboratory Infection Control is the only resource available that provides the essential tips, tools, and instructions for creating or redesigning a successful IC plan for labs. In just 150 easy-to-read pages, you'll learn how to assess the risks of transmission of communicable diseases within the lab and create a safe work environment. This user-friendly guide includes all the latest regulations and guidelines from OSHA to the CDC, and offers 1-2-3 strategies for establishing best practice in employee health and safety isolation precautions aseptic techniques engineering controls infectious-waste management hand hygiene biosafety levels and more! P

The Chapter Leader's Guide to Infection Control is designed to examine and explain the Infection Control standards for those who are accountable for compliance. Included are tools and techniques for helping busy professionals focus on the important components of effective infection prevention. Also included is a checklist designed to assist with maintaining continuous readiness. Plus, to make staff training easy, this guide includes a downloadable PowerPointr presentation highlighting key compliance takeaways.

Home Health Infection Control: A Manual for Compliance and Quality Elizabeth I. Gonzalez, RN, BSN The Conditions of Participation (CoP) expect every agency to maintain an effective infection control program as part of its overall quality assessment and performance improvement efforts. An infection control program in homecare is also enforced by OSHA, CDC, and state and local laws. To maintain quality and compliance, it is crucial for every agency to implement such a program. Home Health Infection Control: A Manual for Compliance and Quality provides all of the information, forms, and tools that an agency needs to ensure it has a compliant infection control program. This updated manual is not just a narrative of what an agency needs to do; it provides customizable policies and procedures in order to create a compliant program that fits the agency''s needs. In addition to infection control policies and procedures, this manual includes competency training for agency staff as well as training for patients, who have a direct role in preventing infection. This manual will provide: Everything an agency needs to ensure it has a compliant infection control program Competency training for staff Patient/family education on infection: expected outcome of treatment, preventing the spread of infection to family members or caretakers, and avoiding overuse of antibiotics Employee vaccination recommendations from the Infection Action Coalition Vaccination recommendations specific to elders (tetanus, zoster, pneumonia) Up-to-date CDC and OSHA guidance to ensure your program is current Information on new infection control issues, including MRSA infections and wound vac procedures Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Purposes and Objectives Introduction The Purposes of an Infection Control Program The Objectives of an Infection Control Program Sample Form: Infection Control Policy Chapter 2: Policies and Procedures Introduction Sample Policy: Infection Control Program Sample Procedure: Hand Washing Sample Procedure: Hand Hygiene Sample Procedure: Personal Protective Equipment Sample Procedure: Gloves Sample Procedure: Latex Sensitivity Sample Procedure: Nursing Bag Technique Sample Procedure: Blood Specimen Collection Sample Procedure: Urine Specimen Collection Sample Procedure: Stool Specimen Collection Sample Procedure: Sputum Specimen Collection Sample Procedure: Infection Control Practices During Wound Care and Dressing Changes Sample Procedure: Infection Control Practices During Daily Personal Care Sample Procedure: Handling Waste and Disposables Sample Procedure: Environmental Practices Sample Procedure: Handling Linens Sample Procedure: Blood and Body Fluids Exposure Incident Sample Procedure: Blood and Body Fluids Exposure Control Plan Sample Procedure: Hepatitis B Vaccine Sample Procedure: Influenza Vaccine Sample Procedure: Tuberculosis Exposure Incident Sample Procedure: Tuberculosis Exposure Control and Respiratory Protection Plan Sample Procedure: OSHA Record Requirements Sample Procedure: Hazard Communication Chapter 3: Staff Education and Competency Introduction Staff Education Outline for Educational Session Sample Test Personal Protective Equipment for Patient Care and Contact Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Competencies Infection Control Competencies Chapter 4: Patient Education Introduction Teaching Your Patients General Infection Control Principles at Home Teaching Programs Sample Templates Chapter 5: Quality Improvement and Infection Control Introduction The Role of Infection Control in Quality Improvement Tracking and Trending Infections Quality Improvement in Action: A Case Study Chapter 6: Resources and References Introduction Glossary Employee Exposure Determination Resources References