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 ...

Healthcare is a rapidly evolving industry with consistent changes coming down the pipeline regarding how we care for patients ...

Many of nursing homes’ infection prevention and control weaknesses initially exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic still demand additional support and resources, researchers warn in a new JAMDA study.

Two nurse leaders have been invited to join the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, National Nurses United said. Jane Thomason, NNU’s lead industrial hygienist ...

According to Telhiard, there have been several positive outcomes following the implementation of the sepsis protocol and the IntelliSep tool. Length of stay has decreased, along with revisits, and the ...

Infection Control Nurses can actively advocate and participate in campaigns to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases. In Pakistan, healthcare providers exhibit suboptimal adherence to proper hand ...

The Isabella Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in New York, shown in May 2020, was one of many nursing homes hit hard during the pandemic, prompting a statewide audit on infection control data ...

Specialized nurses are first-line defenders against infection and diseases. Like the wider health care industry, the nursing profession is continually changing in response to medical needs. We see ...

Inspectors cited Burlington House Rehab and Alzheimer’s Center for infection control issues between mid-July and the end of October, one of 12 local nursing homes where they say staff failed to ...