There is an urgent need to re-establish basic infection control measures, which have been overlooked or played a less important role in controlling the spread of infections since the introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s. This manual has been written with the aim of developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes of nurses and midwives regarding infections and infectious diseases and their pr…
There is an urgent need to re-establish basic infection control measures, which have been overlooked or played a less important role in controlling the spread of infections since the introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s. This manual has been written with the aim of developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes of nurses and midwives regarding infections and infectious diseases and their pr…
The United States has the opportunity to transform its health care system to provide seamless, affordable, quality care that is accessible to all, patient centered, and evidence based and leads to improved health outcomes. Achieving this transformation will require remodeling many aspects of the health care system. This is especially true for the nurs- ing profession, the largest segment of the…
This project was born when we recognized the need for a manual that would provide guidance and supportive resources for clinical and adjunct nursing instructors. The collaboration between the two coauthors has resulted in numerous materials to help ll the gap for new adjunct nurse educators and can also serve as a resource for nursing students.
This volume summarizes the second in a series of Institute of Medicine workshops whose intent is to examine critically the process by which biomedical research is translated into actual benefits in medical practice. Contemporary biomedical research has given us a rich harvest of innovation— new pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products, medical devices, and clinical procedures—which in t…