Guidelines on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Community and Disability Services HSE South 2012
Table of Contents
Glossary of Terms
Introduction
Contact Details (2017)
1. Organisation and Management of IPC
2. Basic Principles (2017)
3. Standard Precautions (2017)
4. IPC - Booklet for Home Helps and Personal Assistants
5. IPC - Booklet for Community Disability Services
6. Transmission Based Precautions (2017)
7. Immunisation and Staff Health (2017)
8. Decontamination
9. Laundry (2017)
10. General Guidelines on the Management of Infections / Outbreaks
10.1 Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhoea (CDAD)
10.2 Norovirus (Winter Vomiting Disease)
10.3 Scabies
10.4 Legionella
10.5 Varicella (Chickenpox and Shingles)
10.6 Seasonal Influenza
10.7 Tuberculosis
11. Introduction to MDROs
11.1 Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL)
11.2 Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriacae (CRE)
11.3 Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
11.4 Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
12. Invasive Procedures and Devices - Introduction
12.1 Urinary Catheters
12.2 Enteral Feeding
12.3 Subcutaneous Fluid Administration
12.4 Wound Care
12.5 Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Management