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Length: 60 minutes
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Summary:
This program reviews the relevant changes and reaffirmations of
Standard Precautions practice noted in the CDC’s 2007 Guideline for
Isolation Precautions. The relationship between protective
apparel and infection prevention is examined in light of OSHA as well
as the AAMI gown barrier performance levels and criteria for
protective apparel. In addition, system obstacles to the
selection and use of appropriate protective apparel in the clinical
setting will be discussed.
eligible for 1.0 credit hours |
Suzanne M. Pear, RN, Ph.D, CIC is associate director for
infection prevention practices within the Scientific Affairs and Clinical
Education Department of Kimberly-Clark Health Care. Dr. Pear is a
healthcare epidemiologist with extensive experience in clinical
infection control practice and outbreak investigations. Her general
area of expertise is healthcare- acquired infections and her special
interests include surgical site infection, Clostridium difficile
infection and device-associated infections. Dr. Pear is a
registered nurse and obtained her bachelor's degree in Nursing from
Long Island University in New York. She also holds a master's degree
in medical-surgical nursing with an education concentration from the
University of Arizona. Her thesis work investigated nurses'
self-perception of hand-hygiene behavior. She subsequently obtained a
doctorate degree in epidemiology from the College of Public Health at
the same institution. Her dissertation work focused on the role of
hyperglycemia in post-cardiac surgery infections. She has been
certified in infection control and epidemiology (CIC) for more than 15
years.
