Infection prevention and control

Laws, Tom, and Hillman, Elspeth (2015) Infection prevention and control. In: Kozier, Barbara, Erb, Glenora Lea, Berman, Audrey, Snyder, Shirlee, Levett-Jones, Tracy, Dwyer, Trudy, Hales, Majella, Harvey, Nicole, Moxham, Lorna, Park , Tanya, Parker, Barbara, Reid-Searl, Kerry, and Stanley, David, (eds.) Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing [3rd Australian edition]. Pearson Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, pp. 718-769.

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[Extract] Humans are exposed daily to numerous microbes (invisible organisms present in the environment) in our homes, on our body, on the food we eat and on things we touch; they are a daily part of our lives. Some micro-organisms perform essential roles in the environment by decomposing and recycling nutrients. Others are used to produce food; some live on the human body; and unfortunately others cause disease (Lee & Bishop 2012). Lee and Bishop (2012) stress that an understanding of the interaction between humans and micro-organisms and the environment in which we live is essential for health care professionals.

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Kozier, Barbara, Erb, Glenora Lea, Berman, Audrey, Snyder, Shirlee, Levett-Jones, Tracy, Dwyer, Trudy, Hales, Majella, Harvey, Nicole, Moxham, Lorna, Park, Tanya, Parker, Barbara, Reid-Searl, Kerry, and Stanley, David (2015) Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing [3rd Australian edition]. Pearson Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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