Guide to Elimination of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Author: Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC; Kathleen Sposato, RN, BSN, CIC
Publisher: APIC
Date of Publication: 2009
ISBN: 1-933013-43-5
Format: Book

Sale! This guide provides evidence-based practice guidance to help eliminate ventilator-associated pneumonia in the healthcare setting.

Note: A PDF copy of this guide may be downloaded for personal use for free at www.apic.org/implementationguides.

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Guide to the Elimination of CAUTI

Author: Linda Greene, RN, MS, CIC; James Marx, RN, MS, CIC; Shannon Oriola, RN, CIC, COHN
Publisher: APIC
Date of Publication: 2008
ISBN: 1-933013-39-7
Format: Book

Sale! This guide is provides the necessary, evidence-based resources for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in acute and long-term care settings.

Note: A PDF copy of this guide may be downloaded for personal use for free at www.apic.org/implementationguides. 

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Guide to the Elimination of Infection in Hemodialysis

Author: Sue Barnes, RN, BSN, CIC; Danilo Concepcion, CCHT, CHT; Gwenda Felizardo, RN, BSN; et al.
Publisher: APIC
Date of Publication: 2010
ISBN: 1-933013-46-X
Format: Book

Sale! This guide provides evidence-based best practices for keeping hemodialysis patients safe from infection. 
 
Note: A PDF copy of this guide may be downloaded for personal use for free at www.apic.org/implementationguides. 

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Guide to the Elimination of Mediastinitis SSIs

Author: Kathleen Kohut, RN, MS, CIC, CNOR
Publisher: APIC
Date of Publication: 2008
ISBN: 1-933013-38-9
Format: Book

Sale! This guide provides the necessary, evidence-based strategies to help infection preventionists in minimizing the risk of mediastinitis following cardiac surgery procedures.

Note: A PDF copy of this guide may be downloaded for personal use for free at www.apic.org/implementationguides.

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Guide to the Elimination of MRSA in Long-Term Care

Author: K. Aureden, MS, MT(ASCP)SI, CIC; D. Burdsall, RN, MSN, CIC; M. Harris, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC; et al.
Publisher: APIC
Date of Publication: 2009
ISBN: 1-933013-41-9
Format: Book

Sale! This guide provides comprehensive, evidence-based strategies for eliminating MRSA across the entire spectrum of long-term care facilities.

Note: A PDF copy of this guide may be downloaded for personal use for free at www.apic.org/implementationguides. 

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Guide to the Elimination of MRSA Transmission

Author: K. Aureden, MS, MT(ASCP),SI, CIC; K. Arias, MS, MT, SM, CIC; L. Burns, MT, MPH, CIC; et al.
Publisher: APIC
Date of Publication: 2010
ISBN: 1-933013-49-4
Format: Book

Sale! This guide provides evidence-based practice guidance for eliminating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission in hospital settings.

Note: A PDF copy of this guide may be downloaded for personal use for free at www.apic.org/implementationguides. 

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Guide to the Elimination of Orthopedic SSIs

Author: Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC; Regina Mills, RN, BSN, CNOR; Rose Moss, RN, MN, CNOR; et al.
Publisher: APIC
Date of Publication: 2010
ISBN: 1-933013-50-8
Format: Book

Sale! This guide, developed in collaboration with the Association for periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), provides practical tools, strategies, and resources for the prevention of orthopedic surgical site infections. 

Note: A PDF copy of this guide may be downloaded for personal use for free at www.apic.org/implementationguides. 

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The Infection Preventionist's Guide to the Lab

Author: Patricia A. Kulich, RN, CIC and David L. Taylor, PhD, D(ABMM), eds.
Publisher: APIC
Date of Publication: 2012
ISBN: 1-933013-52-4
Format: Book

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This resource is a quick reference for the many diagnostic tests most frequently used by infection preventionsists (IPs). 

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