[Measures taken for Influenza by organizing a relief unit in the nursing department].
Nurses have the most frequent contact with patients, and it makes their risk of infection very high. At the same time, they have a lot of opportunities to control patient's behavior to prevent infection. So it takes important part of precaution that all nurses sufficiently acknowledge their roles and responsibilities. Also, it's necessary to establish organization which can arrange competent nurses for influenza (A/H1N1) epidemic so that they can perform efficiently.
Nakane
Kaori
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Infection Control Team, Showa University Hospital.
Ohi
Hiromi
H
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D058873:Pandemics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000523:psychology; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013315:Stress, Psychological