Finally, a dental nurse textbook that focuses on the important topic of cross infection control rather than simply skimming the surface. Until the new version of the BDA advice sheet A12 Infection ...

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 core aspect of Project Firstline — a national training collaborative for healthcare infection control led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — is content tailored specifically ...

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. The ...

First came the federal requirement that every nursing home must have an infection control preventionist on staff. Now, a government watchdog says that minimum training requirements should be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hiring a full-time infection prevention specialist at a skilled nursing facility in California resulted in ...

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...

Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center Nurse Czerina Mendoza-Teneza discusses the importance of collective action in infection prevention and control during the Kapihan sa Baguio forum, in line ...

A new 10-year strategy earmarking infection prevention and control (IPC) as a “national priority” has been unveiled by the chief nursing officer for Scotland. The plan also means that Scotland has ...

A Letterkenny nursing home recorded a number of non-compliances according to a new HIQA report.Details of a HIQA inspection ...