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• Proper procedures for cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing medical equipment
• Strategies to prevent health care-associated infections such catheter-associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, and central line-associated infections
• The perennial challenge of consistent hand hygiene among staff
• Strategies for dealing with an influx of infectious patients
• Preventing and controlling infections in the environment of care and more  

• Infection prevention and control concepts that underlie Joint Commission and Joint Commission International (JCI) standards and other requirements
• The Joint Commission and JCI accreditation process, including the onsite survey and tracer methodology
• Patient safety systems and structures that lay the foundation for effective infection prevention and control
• Strategies not only to comply with relevant accreditation standards but that also improve the quality and safety of patient care

• Practical strategies for complying with key Joint Commission and JCI standards and related requirements 
• Downloadable tools that you can use in your own organization
• Simple, colorful, easy-to-read format

• Infection preventionists/infection prevention and control practitioners in all health care settings who need a comprehensive, easy-to-understand overview of accreditation requirements in IC
• Both beginners and seasoned professionals alike who need a basic, easy-to-understand overview and guide to the complex concepts of infection prevention and control
• Health care providers—nurses, physicians, and others on the front line of care—who need a better understanding of infection prevention and control and how they can contribute to safer patient care 
• Health care leadership—chief medical officers, chief nursing officers, quality improvement professionals, accreditation professionals, and others—who need a comprehensive overview of the main tenets of effective infection prevention and control in health care organizations
• U.S. and international health care professionals

Table of Contents

• The Big Idea
• This Book Is for You
• This Book Is for All Settings
• This Book Focuses on the Basics
• Book Organization and Format

• Get Ready for Survey
• The Joint Commission’s Survey Process
• Tracer Methodology
• The SAFER Matrix
• After the Survey
• Tools of the Trade 

• Responsibility for Infection Prevention and Control 
• Key Staff and Organizations 
• Role of Leadership 
• Safely integrate technologies 
• Tools of the Trade

• Gather Resources 
• Identify and Assess Risk 
• Establish Goals 
• Take Action 
• Be Prepared
• Implement Your Plan (IC.02.01.01)
• Tools of the Trade

• Use Caution: Prevent Exposure 
• Standard precautions
• Safe use of sharps
• Personal protective equipment
• Respiratory hygiene
• Transmission-based precautions
• Vaccinations 
• Meet Hand Hygiene Guidelines 
• Tools of the Trade

• Prevent Multidrug-Resistant Organism Infections 
• Prevent Central Line–Associated Blood Stream Infections 
• Prevent Surgical Site Infections 
• Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 
• Strategies for Compliance
• Risk assessment
• Staff education
• Patient and family education
• Surveillance
• Data collection and reporting 
• Implement evidence-based practices
• Effective policies and practices
• Tools of the Trade

• Categorization of items to be reprocessed based on infection risk
• Common risks associated with cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization failures
• Strategies for preventing or mitigating risk
• Tools of the Trade

• Manage Infection Risks in Utility Systems 
• Establish a Safe Environment 
• Assess Infection Risk during Demolition, Renovation, and Construction 
• Tools of the Trade

• Evaluate your Performance 
• Data use in infection prevention and control
• Drive Improvement 
• Tools of the Trade

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