IC Made Easy: Your Key to Understanding Infection Prevention and Control, 2nd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781635853308 ISBN-10: 1635853303 Copyright: 2023 Edition: 2nd Author: The Joint Commission, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 98 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Lesley Royal,  BSN MSN DNP  (VA Medical Center Omaha) Description This is a quick reference guide to infection control. It has extensive references to standards of The Joint Commission (TJC) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It includes several pictures and diagrams on infection prevention practices such donning and doffing proper personal protective equipment. The first edition was published before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this second edition reflects more recent practices. Purpose The purpose of this book is to serve as a reference for TJC and CMS guidelines, providing the tools needed for new infection preventionists or practitioners of other disciplines such as safety and facilities. It has access to digital tools that can be used during surveys such as TJC surveys. This book meets its objectives using diagrams and online tools as well as up-to-date information from TJC. Audience This is a useful guide suitable for all disciplines to understand infection control and prevention. It will benefit anyone who does not understand infection control and prevention as it targets TJC standards for all health care areas from outpatient to inpatient areas. This book also touches on the importance of infection prevention related to such topics as air quality and construction in a healthcare setting. A team of experts from TJC authored the book. Features This book focuses on understanding the accreditation processes, prioritizing patient safety, developing an infection control plan, building an infection prevention program, and using clean and safe medical equipment. The book refers to TJC standards throughout. The book discusses the rationale behind the standards, so people understand the infection prevention and control measures better. This book covers many points, among them properly donning personal protective equipment and performing hand hygiene. It is difficult to identify any shortcomings. This is a hugely valuable resource for any person who wants to understand infection prevention. Assessment This is a great resource and reference book. Especially valuable is its treatment of medical equipment, a topic which needs to be brought to the forefront. This book merits recommendation: it touches all the key points in contemporary infection prevention. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2026 Doody Enterprises, Inc.