Essentials of Applied Microbiology for Nurses (Including Infection Control and Safety)

Book has been thoroughly framed as per revised Indian Nursing Council Curriculum for BSc Nursing 2021. Divided into two parts: Applied Microbiology and Infection Control Including Safety. Applied Microbiology Part comprises of sections: General microbiology, Immunology, Bacterial infections, Viral infections, Parasitic infections and Fungal infections. Infection Control Part comprises of HAI, Standard precautions (hand hygiene and PPE), transmission-based precautions, HAI surveillance and HICC, Sterilization and disinfection, BMW management, Needle stick injury, Environmental surveillance, Laundry management, Immunization program for HCW and Antimicrobial stewardship. COVID-19: A completely new chapter has been added covering in detail about most catastrophic disease of today date, the COVID-19. Infective Syndrome: Separate chapters on various infective syndromes have been incorporated such as bloodstream infection, meningitis, UTI, diarrhea, etc. Practical Microbiology: A separate chapter has been incorporated covering the various aspects of practical microbiology relevant to the nursing students. Specimen Collection: A dedicated chapter of specimen collection has been added. Patient Safety and Safety Protocol for HCW: Dedicated chapters have been added as per the new INC curriculum, covering patient safety indicators, incident or adverse event, International patient safety goals, Safety protocol for healthcare workers, etc. Most features of author's popular MBBS book has been maintained in this book: oMore content, less pages—saves student's time oConcise, bulleted format and to-the-point text—easy to read during examination oSimple and lucid language—makes the understanding easy oSeparate highlighted boxes—for important topics and treatment boxes for quick review."