title: Communicable diseases: infection prevention for nurses at work and at home.
abstract: Nurses are at risk for acquiring communicable disease both at work and home. This article discusses methods to protect nurses, their patients, and their families from acquiring or spreading some of the more common communicable diseases. Pertinent immunizations, recommended postexposure prophylaxis, and current work-restriction guidelines are presented. The special concerns of the pregnant nurse are also addressed.
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009726:Nurses; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States