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Infection Prevention And Control In Baccalaureate Nursing Education: Identifying Content, Teaching Strategies And Gaps, Mary Lou Manning, Phd, Crnp, Cic, Faan, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Phd, Mph, Cic
Infection Prevention And Control In Baccalaureate Nursing Education: Identifying Content, Teaching Strategies And Gaps, Mary Lou Manning, Phd, Crnp, Cic, Faan, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Phd, Mph, Cic
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Background
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a major risk to patient safety. In the US, on any given day, 1 of every 25 inpatients has at least one HAI, resulting in significant health, social, and economic consequences.1 It is estimated that up to 70% of some types of HAIs are preventable through improved infection prevention and control (IPC) practices of health care providers.2
Additionally, antibiotic resistant infections and emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases represent ongoing threats to population health.
Integrating IPC concepts and content in baccalaureate nursing education is crucial to ensure that nurses have the essential knowledge, skills …