title: Reducing the risk of healthcare-acquired infection.
abstract: Many patients experience increased hospital stays, poor health outcomes, or die each year, as a result of healthcare-acquired infections. Evonne Curran discusses the most common types of infection and suggests how nurses can minimise the risks of infection in clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: evonne.curran@gghb.scot.nhs.uk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Curran
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004363:Drug Utilization; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents