Preventing Hospital Infections: Real-World Problems, Realistic Solutions

by Robert Stock, Sarah Krein, Sanjay Saint

Book Overview

Nearly 2 million Americans develop a healthcare-associated infection each year, and some 100,000 of them die as a result. Such infections are highly preventable, particularly through the adoption and implementation of evidence-based methods for reducing patient infection at the point of care. In cases where hospitals fall short of their goals for improving infection prevention, their failures are often rooted in a low rate of staff adherence to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199398836
• ISBN13: 9780199398836
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"