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Infection Control Today: References
FEBRUARY REFERENCES
STERILITY ASSURANCE THROUGH QUALITY CONTROL, BY HEIDE AMES, BS, ANDSANDRA LEE, BSM, RN, PAGE 18.
1.ANSI/AAMI ST46:2002; Steam sterilization and sterility assurance in healthcare facilities: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation,2002.
2. ANSI/AAMI ST371996; Flash Sterilization: Steam sterilization of patientcare items for immediate use: Association for the Advancement of MedicalInstrumentation, 1996.
3. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN): Standards andRecommended Practices and Guidelines, Sterilization in the PerioperativePractice Setting, 2000.
KEEPING A CLEAN SLATE: THE EFFORT TO PROTECT INSTRUMENTATION FROM TOUGHINFECTIOUS AGENTS SUCH AS BIOFILM AND CJD PRIONS, BY KRIS ELLIS, PAGE 24.
1. Presterl E, et al. Viridans streptococci in endocarditis and neutropenicsepsis: biofilm formation and effects of antibiotics. J Antimicrob Chemother.2004 Nov 24.
2. Rutala WA, Weber DJ. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: recommendations fordisinfection and sterilization. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 May 1;32(9):1348-56.
3. WHO Infection Control Guidelines for Transmissible SpongiformEncephalopathies. Report of a WHO Consultation, Geneva, Switzerland, 23-26 March1999. http://www.who.int/emcdocuments/tse/whocdscsraph2003c.html
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HOW TO SECURE A PERIPHERAL IV CATHETER, BYBONNIE TROTTIER, RN, CRNI, PAGE 34.
1. Moreau N, Iannucci A.L. (2003). Catheter securement: trends in performanceand complications associated with the use of either traditional methods or anadhesive anchor device. JVAD (Spring 2003), 29-33.
2. Occupational Health & Safety Administration. Fact Sheet: SecuringMedical Catheters http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/factsheet_catheters.html.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Phillips I.. Manual of I.V. Therapeutics. Philadelphia, F.A. DavisCompany, 1993: 233-34.
6. Wood D. (1997). A comparative study of two securement techniques for shortperipheral intravenous catheters. Journal of Intravenous Nursing 20(6),280-285.
7. Schatzlein K.(2003). Hold tight: keeping catheters secure. Nursing 33(3),20-21.
8. Sheppard K, Ledosma M, Morris N, OConnor K. (1999). A prospective studyof two intravenous catheter securement techniques in a skilled nursing facility.Journal of Intravenous Nursing 22(3), 151 156.
9. Wood D. (1997). Op. cit.
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11. Spotlight on Solutions Compendium of Successful Practices. PatientSafety Initiative 2000, Volume 1. Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations,2000.
12. Wood D. Bowe-Geddes L. (1997). A comparative retrospective analysis oftwo securement techniques for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and midlines inthe homecare setting. Journal of Vascular Access Devices 2(3), 11-16.
13. Royer T.I. (2003). Improving short peripheral IV outcomes: a clinicaltrial of two securement methods. JAVA 8(4), TK pages.
14. Aiken LH, Clarke SP, et al. (2002). Hospital nurse staffing and patientmortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. JAMA. 288(16), 1987-1993.
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: HISTORICAL VOICES CRY OUT, PATIENT FIRST, BY BECKI JENKINS, CST, RCST, CRCST, FEL, PAGE 42.
1. www.accessexcellence.com , the national health museum, ActivitiesExchange, Case, Christine, L. ED.D, microbiology professor at Skyline College.
2. www.fda.com
4. www.AORN.org
5. www.AAMI.org