new isolation precaution guidelines

[Pennie 26]

Hi Everyone,

I was sen this email & though I'd share it with everyone. June 25, 07 CDC released a new set of guidelines that updated and expanded the isolation precautions. This is for hospitals and other healthcare settings, including long-term care facilities. It is rather long, 219-page Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007

This is a major revision to isolation precautions guidelines it & first one since 1996. As healthcare delivery has expanded to other settings, these new guidelines apply to ambulatory care, long-term care, home care and infusion services, as well as special environments such as pediatrics, intensive care units, and burn units.The link is below once you are there click on view as pdf.

http://www.hcpro.com/content/72837.cfm

Later Pennie

[Stacy 0]

Penny,

 

I clicked on the link, and although it said new guidelines released, there was nothing else. Do we have to go to another section to pull the information up?

 

Also, does any have Policies and Procedures for isolation activities?

 

If so, would you be willing to share?

 

Thanks,

Stacy

[actnet 8]

Penny,

 

I clicked on the link, and although it said new guidelines released, there was nothing else. Do we have to go to another section to pull the information up?

 

Also, does any have Policies and Procedures for isolation activities?

 

If so, would you be willing to share?

 

Thanks,

Stacy

Hi Stacy, You have to press one of the links on the page to view, email or print. Here is the Adobe (pdf) link from that page.. its 200pages so it will take a minute to load.

Isolation Guideline Doc << Click Here