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INFECTION CONTROL MADE EASY
A hospital guide for health professionals
A MINNAAR
Infection control is the responsibility of each and every healthcare worker, particularly in an environment in which new diseases are continually emerging. Healthcare professionals need accessible information in order to contain Infections, as well as protect themselves against infectious diseases. Infection control is a vital part of risk management in any health service environment. Hospital acquired infections remain an important issue in hospitals, the cost and control of which are difficult to measure.
This book will be an invaluable resource for healthcare professionals in the ongoing campaign to limit infections and safeguard both the patient and the caregiver, and serves as a practical and accessible set of principles and guidelines that will improve the quality of patient care in hospitals.
INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE
A guide to meet the needs of Africa
N VAN WVK (EDITOR)
Curricula in nursing,physiotherapy,occupational therapy,human nutrition and medicine have to include modules on integrative healthcare in the pre registration programmes to educate prospective health professionals with regard to the basic principles of complementary and alternative practices. The integration of alternative allied health professions into the healthcare team is also encouraged in the human resources plan. No other integrative healthcare textbook that covers the principles of traditional healing is currently available to be used in the training of nurses, doctors and allied health professionals.
KEY FEATURES
• Provides prospective health professionals with the basic principles of integrative healing (complementary and alternative practices)
• Includes information on a range of complementary and alternative practices, such as aromatherapy and chiropractic
• Incorporates legislation so can be used as a reference text
• Integrated healthcare curriculum available to prescribing institutions.
SUITABLE FOR
Undergraduate students (medical, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, radiography and human nutrition) studying integrated healthcare.
978 0 70217 720 0 2008
96 PAGES
ZAR R202.00
978 0 70218 047 7 2009
224 PAGES
ZAR R313.00
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