AORN Journal
Volume 86 , Pages S82-S84 , December 2007

Preventing Health Care–Associated Infections

  • Joan Blanchard, RN, MSS, CNOR, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Joan Blanchard, RN, MSS, CNOR, CIC, is a perioperative nursing specialist in the AORN Center for Nursing Practice.

References 

  1. Estimates of Health Care Associated Infections  . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fact Sheet . http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/hai.html Accessed Oct 1, 2007.
  2. Infection Control in Dental Settings  . Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings, 2003. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/infectioncontrol/guidelines/slides/008.htm Accessed Oct 1, 2007.
  3. AORN  . Recommended Practices for Surgical Hand Antisepsis/Hand Scrubs . In: Standards, Recommended Practices, and Guidelines . Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2007;p. 565–573
  4. Anaissie E , et al.   The Hospital Water Supply as a Source of Nosocomial Infections . Arch of Intern Med . 2002;162(13):1483–1492
  5. Trautmann M , et al.   Ecology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the intensive care unit and the evolving role of water outlets as a reservoir of the organism . Am J Infect Control . 2005;33(5):S41–S49
  6. Squire C , et al.   Waterborne Nosocomial Infections . Hosp Epidemiol . 2000;2(6):490–496
  7. Schraag J . Waterborne Pathogens: What's Lurking in Your Facility's Pipes? . Infect Control Today . 2005;9(7):14–19 http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/405/405_571Clinical.html Accessed Oct 1, 2007.
  8. Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB)  . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. July 2007 . http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/TBfactsheets.htm Accessed Oct 1, 2007.
  9. Frequently asked questions—XDR-TB  . World Health Organization . http://www.who.int/tb/xdr/faqs/en/index.html Accessed Oct 1, 2007.
  10. AORN  . Recommended Practices for Prevention of Transmissible Infections in the Perioperative Practice Setting . In: Standards, Recommended Practices and Guidelines . Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2007;p. 707–717
  11. AORN  . Human and Avian Influenza and SARS Guideline . In: Standards, Recommended Practices and Guidelines . Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2007;p. 137–149
  12. LaVelle BE . Reducing the risk of skin trauma related to medical adhesives . Infect Control Today . 2004;4:56–65
  13. AORN  . Recommended Practices for Skin Preparation of Patients . In: Standards, Recommended Practices and Guidelines . Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2007;p. 653–657
  14. AORN  . Standards, Recommended Practices. and Guidelines . Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2007;

PII: S0001-2092(07)00709-0

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.11.013

AORN Journal
Volume 86 , Pages S82-S84 , December 2007