Chris | February 26, 2010
In case you’ve never developed a personal relationship with your Infection Control Manual, and if no one has ever mentioned it, you should know you really do have one. You might want to locate it sooner rather than later because this manual should contain written policies and procedures (P & P’s) or, the rules to the [...]
Chris | February 21, 2010
The acronym ICP (Infection Control Practitioner) is typically used to refer to the Infection Control Nurse in long-term care.
In the past, the term Nosocomial Infection was used to describe facility acquired infections; the newer term, Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) is in use by Preventionists now.
In our last post we discussed many of the duties assigned to [...]
Chris | February 14, 2010
An Infection Control professional, more recently referred to as an Infection Preventionist (ICP) is usually required to be a licensed Registered or Vocational Nurse, depending on state regulations. Some of the duties of the Infection Preventionist may include:
Surveillance: In infection control, surveillance is the term used to describe the function of observing, gathering, investigating and reviewing [...]
Chris | February 14, 2010
You are an Infection Preventionist: I am a what?
Infection Prevention and Control is not a new specialty but it is one that has gained attention locally, nationally and globally, in light of the emergence of the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic. Nurses are familiar with basic Infection Control principles whether they work in acute care settings, long-term [...]