Episode 83: November 19, 2021 - Infection Prevention and Control in the Home Care Setting

Is the approach to infection prevention and control in the home care setting different during the pandemic? Listen as Mary McGoldrick, home care and hospice consultant, discusses this important topic.

​Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®

Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI® has been a pioneer in infection control in home care and hospice beginning her work in home infusion therapy in the early 1980s. In collaboration with INS, she authored the Infection Prevention and Control chapters in Infusion Nursing: An Evidence-Based Approach 3rd ed., and the Core Curriculum for Infusion Nursing 4th ed., and was a co-author of the 2016 INS Standards of Practice. In collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Ms. McGoldrick co-authored the Infection Control in Home Care and Hospice books and the Home Care Infection Prevention and Control Program manual.

Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® - INS Clinical Education and Publications Manager

Guest: Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®, Home Health Systems, Inc.

Is the approach to infection prevention and control in the home care setting different during the pandemic? Listen as Mary McGoldrick, home care and hospice consultant, discusses this important topic.

Resources:

  • Home Health Systems, Inc. Home Care and Hospice Infection Prevention and Consulting
  • McGoldrick, M. (2021). Home Care Infection Prevention and Control Program, 16th ed. Naples, FL: Home Health Systems.
  • McGoldrick, M. (2020). Personal protective equipment removal: Preventing self-contamination. Home Healthcare Now, 38(3), 170-171.
  • McGoldrick, M. (2019). Electronic visit verification: Infection prevention breaches when capturing the patient’s signature. Home Healthcare Now, 37(6), 260-261.
  • McGoldrick, M. (2019). Personal protective equipment: Protecting the eyes. Home Healthcare Now, 37(4), 234-235. 
  • McGoldrick, M. (2017). Best practices for home care “bag technique” and the use of surface barriers. Home Healthcare Now, 35(9), 478-484.

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