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Strategies for Managing an Outbreak of Gastroenteritis

CPD Listening Time:	28 Mins
Conference:	Guildance for Infection Control for all Nurses
Date Recorded:	15 Mar 2010
Location:	Brisbane, Australia

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Strategies for Managing an Outbreak of Gastroenteritis

This practical and informative session reveals how to manage an outbreak of gastroenteritis. The lecture is a clear discussion and a 'must 'for all nurses particularly those working in aged care facilities. The possibility of patients and residents, (some of whom may be cognitively impaired), developing diarrhea is discussed honestly and frankly.

How can you apply infection control procedures and protocols in this situation?
Learn how to care for patients and prevent further transmission.

The main concepts explored in this session are:

Hand washing routine
Standard precautions
Infection control

Carol Rosevear is a registered nurse with extensive experience in infection control. Carol is a qualified and highly experienced infection control nurse. Carol is currently employed in a high dependency unit in an acute care hospital in Victoria. Carol is also a partner in a private infection control consulting service.

Speaker name: Carol Rosevear
Recorded: 15 Mar 2010
Listening time: 28 Mins
Conference: Guildance for Infection Control for all Nurses
Session in Conference: Managing an outbreak of gastroenteritis
State: Brisbane, Australia

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