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A nursing conceptual model for contamination
Pauline M Green1, Laura V Polk
1College of Nursing and Allied Health, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA.
Purpose:
To propose a nursing model of contamination that describes the key features of contamination at a level of abstraction needed for clinical decision making.
Data Sources:
Relevant literature on contamination, biopreparedness, and classic epidemiologic literature were reviewed and analyzed.
Data Synthesis:
A model of contamination was created along with a description of benefits of use in practice, education, and research.
Discussion:
The nursing profession is called to respond to contamination incidents on a local, national, and global level. Achieving optimum health outcomes while managing contamination incidents is enhanced by nurses' use of a model that incorporates six elements to identify and name instances of contamination and select suitable outcomes and interventions.
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