1st Edition
Infection Control A Psychosocial Approach to Changing Practice
Edited By Paul Elliott
Copyright 2009
280 Pages
by
CRC Press
280 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Paul Elliott has drawn together a thought-provoking collection of topics that together explain the psychology of infection prevention and control. This is a book about how to change and improve practice, written by people who understand the trade of infection prevention and control. Reflection exercises are cleverly used throughout the text to provoke the reader to think of their own... Read more
Section 1: Outlining the major issues - The nature of infect control. Perspectives from the clinical setting. Legal issues. Biomedical vs biopsychosocial perspectives. Psychosocial theories and approaches in perspective. The interrelated nature of a psychosocial approach. Section 2: Towards achieving consistent safe practice - The complexities of behaviour change. Clown doctors. Reflection as a facilitator of safe practice. Clinical supervision as a facilitator of safe practice. Facilitating safe practice through education. Challenging the status quo. Raising public awareness: failure to inform, failure to protect and health inequalities.
Biography
Paul Elliott
