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Infection Control Manual for in home care and hospice is designed to help you develop policies and procedures to create a sustainable and effective infection prevention program in your healthcare facility. The manual addresses all of the major issues that every program must address but you are encouraged to customize its contents to suit your agencies specific needs.
Major Topics Included:
Getting your infection prevention program started
Orienting your new hires and volunteers
Understanding isolation practices: hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and the three categories of transmission-based precautions
Creating a bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan that complies with OSHA regulations
Developing a suitable tuberculosis control plan for your agency
Formulating an annual employee health review program
Reacting to an outbreak: Identifying and investigating the causes
Addressing bioterrorism: how to prepare for and respond to an anthrax threat or influenza pandemic
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Infection Prevention
Chapter 2: New Hire Orientation
Chapter 3: Isolation Practices
Chapter 4: Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
Chapter 5: Tuberculosis Control Plan
Chapter 6: Client Care Practices
Chapter 7: Waste Management
Chapter 8: Employee Health
Chapter 9: Outbreak Investigations
Chapter 10: Emergency Preparedness
