Researchers surveyed 359 home healthcare nurses in the U.S, and evaluated their knowledge of best practices in relation to their compliance with infection control measures.

Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention and control (IPC). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that fact. Evidence demonstrates that IPC is most effective when all ...

A nurse by training, DuBose is part of a team of nine individuals that work to control the spread of infection in the hospital as well as providing information to colleagues, patients and families.

The National Nurses United (NNU) spoke out against recent US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action to finalize infection control guidelines that affect long-term care communities. The ...

Providers What the future holds for infection control nurses By Fran Matso Sep 1, 2015 11:40am Payers Hospitals Providers ...

Based on these findings, the researchers suggested that altering perceptions about infection risk among staff was a promising strategy for improving compliance with infection control procedures.

Here are five things to know: 1. The report found 17.4 percent of ambulatory nurses reported compliance with all nine standards for infection control. 2. When ambulatory nurses anticipated exposure of ...

Book Review Published: June 2008 The dental nurses' guide to infection control & decontamination Felicity Kemp Vital 5, 14–15 (2008) Cite this article ...

The zero CLABSI rate means the hospital’s surgical ICU eliminated 14 CLABSIs and saved two to three lives from July-Dec. 2010, compared to the same time period in 2009. In partnership with the ...

News Health Illinois nursing homes have been among worst for following infection-control rules. That leaves longtime critics worried how homes will stop COVID-19. Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune ...