title: Community infection control: what is the evidence?
abstract: Evidence-based practice is the conscientious use of current best evidence in decision-making about care or the delivery of health services (National Institute for Public Health, 1996). Evidence-based health care is one aspect of the quality improvement activities of clinical governance as a main component of the programme of quality in the NHS (Hek, 2000). Practitioners working in clinical areas are therefore being required to deliver care that has been shown to be effective. (Playle, 2000).
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000592:standards; D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal