{"product_id":"germs-and-governance-anne-marie-rafferty-9781526140784","title":"Germs and Governance: The Past, Present and Future of Hospital Infection, Prevention and Control","description":"\u003cp\u003eGerms and governance brings together leading historians, practitioners and policy makers to consider the past, present and future of hospital infection control. Combining historical case-studies with practitioner experiences, this volume offers a new understanding of the emergence of theories of germ transmission and containment and how these theories played out in real-world environments, networks and professional organisations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the historical context in which technologies like gloves were developed and popularised, as well as how relationships between communities and hospitals, doctors and nurses, and the emerging role of hospital bacteriologists have shaped infection control practices, the collection emphasises the diverse contexts in which ideas about germs, infection and safety circulated. The volume also addresses the historical neglect of the critical role of nurses in the development and success of infection control measures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Marie Rafferty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526140780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526140784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022","brand":"Anne Marie Rafferty","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043351261439,"sku":"9781526140784","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3df32fd7-b9df-4def-ba51-e8d715a4ec32.jpg?v=1684966654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/germs-and-governance-anne-marie-rafferty-9781526140784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}