Infection Control 163WI0600X
Infection Control: This discipline is focused on preventing healthcare-associated infection. This is a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology and is an important part of the infrastructure of health care. Infection control addresses various factors related to spreading infections in the health care setting.
Taxonomy Code: 163WI0600X
Nursing Service Providers | Registered Nurse | Infection Control
Nursing Service Providers: Nurses offer care and support to patients. An RN is something of a specialist in patient care and an LPN is more of a generalist. Nurses can be somewhat stationary in a hospital setting or they may offer their services in another setting such as a nursing home or they may even do home visits.
Registered Nurse: A Registered Nurse is a graduate from a nursing program at a college or university and they have successfully passed a national licensing examination. They assist individuals, groups and families to prevent disease and achieve good health. They take care of the sick and injured in numerous establishments, like hospitals, private homes and other health care facilities.