Basic Microbiology For Nursing And Health Science

Completely updated, Microbiology for the Health Sciences is the ideal source for health professions and nursing students who need to learn the basic microbiological concepts involved in the care of patients and protection against infectious diseases. This edition features expanded chapters on parasitology, laboratory procedures, infectious diseases, and biotechnology. An increased number of Insight Boxes, Study Aids, and tables provide the students with a quick and comprehensive look at certain aspects of topics covered in each chapter. Core themes and concepts found in an introductory microbiology course, as described by the American Society for Microbiology, are contained in this text.The authors have attempted to provide a very fundamental approach to the complex subject of microbiology. Each chapter is clearly organized and divided for better continuity and understanding. Key terms, brief outlines, discussion questions, and review tests have been incorporated to aid in gaining a better understanding of the topics being covered. Several new appendices and a complete glossary can be found at the end of the book.

Essentials of Microbiology for Nurses, 1st Edition

This book provides an evidence-based, practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the most frequent fungal infections in a general hospital. It offers a comprehensive overview of the basic medical and scientific background of fungal infections and carefully explains and discusses epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation. Readers will acquire a good and clear perception of invasive fungal infections, including diagnosis and treatment. This user-friendly resource not only serves as a valuable tool in clinical management, but also provides the basis for further research questions and studies in this particular field. It will be a useful companion for midwives as well as for doctors, medical and pharmacy students, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Using simple terminology and avoiding complex and confusing details, this text offers a complete, clinically oriented overview of basic medical microbiology. It covers information that is essential to understanding how micro-organisms cause disease, and provides a taxonomic approach to organism presentation, using a pathogen-oriented sequence that provides an understanding of the microbe in its setting regardless of the site of infection.

This book presents a concise account of microbiology for nurses as per the guidelines of Nursing Council of India and Health Universities across the country. It is specially designed to meet the needs of nursing students. This book will also be useful to paramedical students. User friendly and easy to understand format. Concise text written in a simple and lucid style. Meets comprehensively the requirements of nursing students. Written by a highly experienced teacher.

Approx.332 pages Approx.332 pages - Content is completely based on the revised INC Syllabus with focus on Applied Microbiology - The content has been divided into two sections. Part A covers Applied Microbiology and Part B covers Infection Control & Safety - New! Content related to Infection Control and Safety has been added as a separate section. - New! Role of Infection Control Nurse in prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) has been added. - New! 7 new chapters have been added to this edition namely: ? Clinical Specimen Collection Techniques ? Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) ? Isolation Precautions and Other Infection Control Practices (Infection control practices including hand hygiene) ? Patient Safety Indicators ? International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) ? Clinical Safety Protocol ? Hospital Employee Safety Indicators (HESI)