"Patient Isolation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D010356
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.770 N06.850.780.200.450.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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A Tiered Approach for Preventing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Ann Intern Med. 2019 10 01; 171(7_Suppl):S59-S65.
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Effects of a Staff Training Intervention on Seclusion Rates on an Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2018 Jun 01; 56(6):23-30.
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Evaluation of the use of a sensory room on an adolescent inpatient unit and its impact on restraint and seclusion prevention. J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2017 May; 30(2):90-97.
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) revision of its Position Statement on the Use of Seclusion and Restraint. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2015 Mar-Apr; 21(2):114.
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Reducing seclusion and restraint during child and adolescent inpatient treatment: still an underdeveloped area of research. J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2014 Nov; 27(4):169-74.
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Successful control of an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae at a long-term acute care hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Apr; 31(4):341-7.
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Special edition: Inpatient psychiatric treatment: moving the science forward final. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Mar; 31(3):158-9.
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Violence and restraint reduction efforts on inpatient psychiatric units. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Mar; 31(3):181-97.
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The peer specialist movement: an interview with Gayle Bluebird, RN (interview by Kathleen Delaney). Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Mar; 31(3):232-4.
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Protecting health care workers from tuberculosis: a 10-year experience. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Oct; 37(8):668-73.