Download or read book Clostridium Difficile Infection GUIDELINES Pocketcard written by Infectious Diseases Society of America and published by International Guidelines Center. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GUIDELINES Pocketcard is a tri-fold pocketcard containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practicing clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students.1, 2The Clostridium difficile Infection GUIDELINES Pocketcard is endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), and is based on their latest guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains diagnostic and assessment guidelines, a table of available diagnostic tests, treatment recommendations and algorithm, drug therapy, dosing information, and infection control measures. The Clostridium difficile Infection GUIDELINES Pocketcard provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including: Key Points: Diagnosis and Prevention; Testing Modalities with Recommendations for Use; Specific Recommendations for Treatment; Treatment Algorithm; Infection Control Measures; Extensive List of Available C. difficile Testing Modalities; Current Medication Tables with Brand and Generic Names; Detailed Drug Information: Strengths, Formulations, Comments. Applications: point-of-care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, clinical research. 12007 PDR Physician Survey. 2VA-HHS national guidelines attribute preference survey.
Download or read book Clostridium Difficile Infection GUIDELINES Pocketcard 2010 written by Infectious Diseases Society of America and published by Independent House. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GUIDELINES Pocketcard is a tri-fold pocketcard containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students.1, 2 The Clostridium difficile Infection GUIDELINES Pocketcard is endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), and is based on their latest guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains diagnostic and assessment guidelines, a table of available diagnostic tests, treatment recommendations and algorithm, drug therapy, dosing information, and infection control measures. The Clostridium difficile Infection GUIDELINES Pocketcard provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including: Key Points- Diagnosis and Prevention; Testing Modalities with Recommendations for Use; Specific Recommendations for Treatment; Treatment Algorithm; Infection Control Measures; Extensive List of Available C. difficile Testing Modalities; Current Medication Tables with Brand and Generic Names; Detailed Drug Information: Strengths, Formulations, Comments. Applications: point-of-care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, clinical research. 12007 PDR Physician Survey 2VA-HHS national guidelines attribute preference survey
Download or read book Healthcare Associated Infections GUIDELINES Pocketcard 2011 written by International Guidelines Center and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GUIDELINES pocketcards(TM) are multifold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practicing clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Healthcare-Associated Infections GUIDELINES Pocketcard(TM) is endorsed by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), with The Joint Commission, the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), and is based on the latest IDSA/SHEA guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains recommendations to prevent the four most common healthcare-associated infections and the two most important pathogens. The Healthcare-Associated Infections GUIDELINES Pocketcard(TM) provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including general principles; prevention of central line-associated bloods ream infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, surgical site infection, MRSA transmission, and Clostridium difficile Infection. Applications include point-of-care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.
Download or read book Antimicrobial Stewardship Where We ve Come and Where We re Going An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by Emily Sydnor Spivak and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Emily Sydnor Spivak and Sage Greenlee bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Antimicrobial Stewardship: Where We Have Come and Where We Are Going. Throughout the last decade, the field of antimicrobial stewardship has undergone exponential growth due to heightened awareness of antimicrobial use and emerging multidrug-resistant organisms. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted systemic and persistent health disparities in the United States. In this issue, top experts provide a recap of the progress made over the last decade in antimicrobial stewardship and provide direction for next steps in this ever-growing field. Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including antimicrobial stewardship and pandemic preparedness: lessons learned from COVID-19; health equity considerations; antimicrobial stewardship at transitions of care; antimicrobial stewardship in immunocompromised populations; health system and tele-antimicrobial stewardship: the role of building networks; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on antimicrobial stewardship, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Download or read book Adult Gerontology Practice Guidelines Second Edition written by Jill C. Cash, MSN, APN, FNP-BC and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the First Edition: “Because of the way it is organized, this book meets the needs of both novice and experienced advance practice nurses. Each chapter defines the problem, how often it occurs, and what leads to the problem. To aid in assessment, the book includes the physical examination landmarks as well as diagnostic tests that might be needed. A plan of care is offered with several different alternatives for treatment and then notes what type of follow-up is needed. This would be a great resource for anyone working in the field of geriatrics...Score: 92 - 4 Stars! --Doody's Reviews The first book to encompass adult-gerontology practice guidelines for primary care, this comprehensive resource is useful as both a clinical reference and as a text for health care practitioners working with this population. Concise and up-to-date, the book is distinguished by its easy-to-read outline format that enables readers to quickly access the information they need. The second edition features 27 completely new entries associated with the aging population, an entirely new section on geriatric syndromes, and multiple updates to guideline changes for screenings. Polypharmacy issues are incorporated throughout and the BEERS list of medications is highlighted to guide prescribers in safely tapering or adding medications to a patient’s drug regimen. For quick and easy access to information, practice guidelines are organized primarily by body system, disorders are listed alphabetically within each body system, and all disorders are presented in a consistent format. With an emphasis on history taking, the physical exam, and key features of the aging population, each of the more than 240 disorder guidelines include definition, incidence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common complaints, other signs and symptoms, subjective data, physical exam, diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, plan of care, health promotion, follow-up guidelines, and tips for consultation/referral. Particularly helpful features include "Practice Pointers" highlighting crucial information for a disorder and bold-faced "Alerts.” Key patient teaching points are presented at the end of each guideline. Also included are 18 procedures commonly used within office or clinic settings and 140 Patient Teaching Guides that are available digitally. New to the Second Edition: 27 completely new entries New section on geriatric syndromes Polypharmacy alerts are incorporated throughout BEERS list of medications is highlighted for each disorder Updated guidelines for various screenings Medicare Coverage and Eligibility Screening U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendations on colonoscopy, screening mammogram guidelines, pap smears and pelvic examinations Deprescribing Algorithms ASCCP Algorithms Key Features: Focuses specifically on adult and older adult populations Presented in easy-to-read outline format for quick access to information Delivers consistent presentation of more than 240 disorders by body system Reviews 17 commonly used procedures step by step Provides “Practice Pointers” to indicate important care points Offers digital access to more than 140 extensive Patient Teaching Guides to customize and print
Download or read book Safe Patients Smart Hospitals written by Peter Pronovost and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of how a leading innovator in patient safety found a simple way to save countless lives. First, do no harm-doctors, nurses and clinicians swear by this code of conduct. Yet in hospitals and doctors' offices across the country, errors are made every single day - avoidable, simple mistakes that often cost lives. Inspired by two medical mistakes that not only ended in unnecessary deaths but hit close to home, Dr. Peter Pronovost made it his personal mission to improve patient safety and make preventable deaths a thing of the past, one hospital at a time. Dr. Pronovost began with simple improvements to a common procedure in the ER and ICU units at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Creating an easy five-step checklist based on the most up-to-date research for his fellow doctors and nurses to follow, he hoped that streamlining the procedure itself could slow the rate of infections patients often died from. But what Dr. Pronovost discovered was that doctors and nurses needed more than a checklist: the day-to-day environment needed to be more patient-driven and staff needed to see scientific results in order to know their efforts were a success. After those changes took effect, the units Dr. Pronovost worked with decreased their rate of infection by 70%. Today, all fifty states are implementing Dr. Pronovost's programs, which have the potential to save more lives than any other medical innovation in the past twenty-five years. But his ideas are just the beginning of the changes being made by doctors and nurses across the country making huge leaps to improve patient care. In Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals, Dr. Pronovost shares his own experience, anecdotal stories from his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and other hospitals that have made his approach their own, alongside comprehensive research-showing readers how small changes make a huge difference in patient care. Inspiring and thought provoking, this compelling book shows how one person with a cause really can make a huge difference in our lives.
Download or read book SANFORD GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook IMCI written by World Health Organization. Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2005 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook gives a detailed explanation of the WHO/UNICEF guidelines for the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI). The guidelines set out simple and effective methods for the prevention and management of the leading causes of serious illness and mortality in young children. They promote evidence-based assessment and treatment using a syndromic approach that supports the rational, effective and affordable use of drugs. The handbook gives an overview of the IMCI process and includes technical guidelines to assess and classify a sick young infant aged from one week up to two months, and a sick young child aged two months to five years; as well as guidance on how to identify treatment; communicate and counsel; and give follow-up care.
Download or read book Handbook of ICU Therapy written by Ian McConachie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-12 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of ICU Therapy provides rapid access to important information on the treatment of the critically ill patient. It comprises a series of 'cutting edge' reviews of the most advanced treatment concepts available in the modern ICU. Whilst assuming a basic knowledge of underlying conditions, it nonetheless outlines key physiological principles where necessary, and critically reviews current literature and best practice. The heart of the book is aimed at providing key practical information on treatment techniques to the busy clinician in an easily accessible style. In addition to conventional drug therapy, ventilator, fluid and physical therapies are also discussed in detail. All of the authors are directly involved in ICU research and practice and are familiar with all of the latest developments in this fast-moving field of medicine.
Download or read book Canadian Family Medicine Clinical Cards written by David Keegan MD and published by SHARC-FM. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are peer-reviewed handy point-of-care tools to support clinical learning in Family Medicine. The content is aligned with SHARC-FM - the Shared Canadian Curriculum in Family Medicine. Objectives and more information is available at sharcfm.com.
Download or read book Emergency Critical Care Pocket Guide written by Derr and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most popular pocket reference in emergency nursing - now in a new edition! The Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide has been an essential resource for physicians, paramedics, and nurses for over a decade. The Pocket Guide consolidates critical information found in desk references into a convenient 3"x5" pocket-size format that is handy enough to take with you anywhere.
Download or read book Handbook of Rehabilitation in Older Adults written by Robert J. Gatchel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the state of the research and cutting-edge practice with regard to chronic illnesses and rehabilitation in older adults. It emphasizes biopsychosocial and culturally appropriate rehabilitation approaches to reduce the degree of disability and maximize independence in the activities of daily living among the burgeoning aging population. Organized in four sections—Introduction and Overview, Major Illnesses and Problems in Aging Populations, Evaluation of Functional Rehabilitation Approaches for Aging Populations, and Future Clinical Research Needs—the book includes chapters on the “graying” of the West with implications for increased chronic illnesses and disabilities; a review of biopsychosocial rehabilitation approaches; important “aging” issues such as slips-and-falls, musculoskeletal pain, chronic disabling conditions such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, and work-related factors to maintain work engagement in older workers. The US Census Bureau projects that by the year 2030, about 20% of the U.S. population will be 65 or older, contributing to the increased concern about healthcare and rehabilitation issues among older adults. /div This work will be of interest to healthcare, rehabilitation, vocational, human resource and disability management professionals, policy makers as well as researchers in areas of aging, gerontology, chronic illness, disability, rehabilitation, social work, medicine and psychology.
Download or read book The Future of Nursing written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. At more than 3 million in number, nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care work force. They also spend the greatest amount of time in delivering patient care as a profession. Nurses therefore have valuable insights and unique abilities to contribute as partners with other health care professionals in improving the quality and safety of care as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted this year. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States. To ensure its members are well-prepared, the profession should institute residency training for nurses, increase the percentage of nurses who attain a bachelor's degree to 80 percent by 2020, and double the number who pursue doctorates. Furthermore, regulatory and institutional obstacles-including limits on nurses' scope of practice-should be removed so that the health system can reap the full benefit of nurses' training, skills, and knowledge in patient care. In this book, the Institute of Medicine makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.
Download or read book Kucers The Use of Antibiotics written by M. Lindsay Grayson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 4894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kucers’ The Use of Antibiotics is the definitive, internationally-authored reference, providing everything that the infectious diseases specialist and prescriber needs to know about antimicrobials in this vast and rapidly developing field. The much-expanded Seventh Edition comprises 4800 pages in 3 volumes in order to cover all new and existing therapies, and emerging drugs not yet fully licensed. Concentrating on the treatment of infectious diseases, the content is divided into four sections - antibiotics, anti-fungal drugs, anti-parasitic drugs, and anti-viral drugs - and is highly structured for ease of reference. Each chapter is organized in a consistent format, covering susceptibility, formulations and dosing (adult and pediatric), pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, toxicity, and drug distribution, with detailed discussion regarding clinical uses - a feature unique to this title. Compiled by an expanded team of internationally renowned and respected editors, with expert contributors representing Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, the US, and Canada, the Seventh Edition adopts a truly global approach. It remains invaluable for anyone using antimicrobial agents in their clinical practice and provides, in a systematic and concise manner, all the information required when prescribing an antimicrobial to treat infection.
Download or read book Essentials of Trauma Anesthesia written by Albert J. Varon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise review of the essential elements in the anesthetic care of the severely injured trauma patient.
Download or read book Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System written by Karen L. Roos and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System aims to provide information useful to physicians taking care of patients with bacterial infections in the central nervous system (CNS), which can lead to morbidity and mortality. The increased number of patients suffering from this infection has led to the development of vaccines and antibiotics. Comprised of four chapters, the book explains the general approach to patients with bacterial CNS infection. It also discusses various CNS infection concepts and terms. These include the characteristic neuroimaging appearance of specific bacterial infections, the limitations of neuroimaging, the cerebrospinal fluid analysis, the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bacterial CNS infections, the developments of specific adjunctive strategies, and the principles of antimicrobial therapy. It also includes discussions on various diseases that target the CNS, such as meningitis, focal CNS infections, neurological complications of endocarditis, suppurative venous sinus thrombosis, infections in the neurosurgical patient, and CNS diseases caused by selected infectious agents and toxins. This book will serve as a guide for clinical physicians who have patients suffering from bacterial CNS infection.
Download or read book Treatment of Infective Endocarditis written by Alan L. Bisno and published by Grune & Stratton, Incorporated. This book was released on 1981 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
