APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES FOR NURSES APPLICABLE TO SEMESTER III WITH ACCESS CODE 2ED (PB 2023). Este artículo no está disponible.APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES FOR NURSES APPLICABLE TO SEMESTER III WITH ACCESS CODE 2ED (PB 2023)

This book primarily fulfils the content needs of Applied Microbiology and Infection Control Practices for Third Semester of B.Sc. Nursing students. Further, the book contains contents that help the nurses in profession to hone their microbiology knowledge used in their day-to-day practice. It contains all the updated vital aspects of infection control practices and the details of various infections suggested by WHO. The book provides the nursing interventions in the various areas of applied microbiology that will help them to sharpen their nursing skills. . All microbiology information needed for the undergraduate nursing students put in a systematic manner. . Concepts explained in lucid language for easy understanding by nursing students. . Content presented as bulleted lists for quick grasp of the subject matter. . Appropriate WHO guidelines and latest recommendations of infection control practices included. . Multicolour photographs, illustrations are used to explain complex microbiology concepts. . Content is completely based on the revised INC Syllabus with focus on Applied Microbiology . The content has been divided into two sections. Part A covers Applied Microbiology and Part B covers Infection Control & Safety . New! Content related to Infection Control and Safety has been added as a separate section. . New! Role of Infection Control Nurse in prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) has been added. . New! 7 new chapters have been added to this edition namely: ? Clinical Specimen Collection Techniques ? Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) ? Isolation Precautions and Other Infection Control Practices (Infection control practices including hand hygiene) ? Patient Safety Indicators ? International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) ? Clinical Safety Protocol ? Hospital Employee Safety Indicators (HESI)

Dr. I Kannan is an Associate Professor and Exam evaluator of Microbiology for Nursing, BDS as well as Medicine at Tagore Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. In 25 years of teaching experience including 1 year teaching expecience of Microbiology to Post Graduates in Singapore, he has gained competency of being question paper setter for PG - Microbiology at university level and has been Chairman of Board of studies and Board of Examiner for Microbiology at Madras Christian College.

He has contributed several articles in national and international journals, and has presented several papers and posters in national and international conferences. He also has won PGIBMS best paper award from Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists in the XVI Annual conferences of Indian Association of biomedical scientists, 1993 conducted in Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India. Dr. Kannan has published a book on " Immunology" with M.J.P Publishers, India in 2007.