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Salient Features
• Thoroughly revised and updated edition aligned with the Revised INC Syllabus for BSc Nursing.
• Authored and reviewed by senior subject experts and faculty members from across India.
• Book is divided into two sections—Applied Microbiology and Infection Control and Safety—with systematically arranged chapters and the inclusion of several new pathogenic microorganisms.
• Recent updates presented in separate boxes to keep the content current and easy to follow.
• A picture is worth a thousand words. Keeping this idea in mind, 800+ diagrams and illustrations have been added and a number of colored photographs have been included to enhance the reading experience.
• Text enriched with boxes highlighting applied microbiology, nursing considerations, high-yield points, and must know facts.
• Learning Objectives in the beginning of each chapter is to define the specific measurable outcomes learners are expected to achieve after reading it.
• Chapter Outline provides a glimpse of the topics discussed in the chapter.
• The content is covered under Section A and Section B, to cover the INC syllabus in a systematic way.
• Recent Updates are added to impart related and updated information on the topic.
• Enhanced Figures are used throughout the book to make learning easy and interesting.
• Applied aspects of Microbiology related to respective topics are given in boxes of Applied Microbiology.
• The Nursing Considerations boxes contain the points which can be applied by a nurse while patient care.
• At the end of every chapter, Student Assignment section is included to help the students assess their understanding of the discussed topics.
