Posted By Chris on January 24, 2011
I attended nursing school in Southern California, have worked my adult life as an RN in Southern California, became Certified in Infection Control and returned to school for my BSN in Southern California. For these reasons, the resources I use for my position as an Infection Control Consultant and for my contributions to The Preventionist come mainly from the California Department of Public Health Infection Control Guidelines, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and of course the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC); our national, professional Infection Control Association.
Infection Control Nurses living in other states rely on their individual State and County Infection Control Guidelines to be compliant. Here are some Infection Control links you may find useful in California and nationally as well:
APIC Guidelines and Standards
California Department of Public Health Infection Control Guidelines
California Department of Public Health Enhanced Standard Precautions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
L.A. County Department of Public Health Guidelines for MDRO’s in LTC
National Institutes of Health
Categories: Infection Prevention in LTC
Tags: Infection Control Resources
About the author
Hello, my name is Chris Walter. I am a Registered Nurse with experience in several nursing specialties including Surgery, Case Management, Legal Nurse Consulting, Community Health, and Infection Prevention and Control. I have a BSN and a Public Health Nursing Certificate (PHN) in the stateof California.
My hope is to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and resources with Health Care Workers who have an interest in the specialty of Infection Prevention and Control in Long-term Care. Please feel comfortable contacting me at icpreventionist@aol.com and share your comments with The Preventionist as well.
I consider myself a perpetual student, rather than an expert. My intent is to provide information based on recommendations from the masters of infection control and prevention such as;
• The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (A.P.I.C.)
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• State Department of Public Health
All information contained within The Preventionist site is strictly for informational purposes only. None of the statements on this site are to be considered a recommendation for treatment of any particular disease or health related condition.
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