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 ...
New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.
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 ...
Preventing two of the most common healthcare-associated infections reduces the cost of patient care by more than $150,000. The cost of running an infection prevention program in the ICU is about ...
I was inspired to become a nurse, from a very young age, because of my love for helping people. When we visited my great-aunt in a nursing home, I found myself offering help not only to my aunt but to ...
Surgery centers are placing a greater emphasis on infection prevention as the healthcare industry turns an eye to quality measures and their future ties to reimbursement. Jean Day, RN, CNOR, director ...
VILSECK, Germany -- When it comes to infection prevention, Joey Scaletta, a nurse consultant for infection prevention and control for U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria, is passionate about ...
This year, WWL, alongside other NHS Trusts and healthcare services across the country, is experiencing a significant increase ...
A member of the profession who was working as a senior infection prevention and control nurse in the Black Country has ...
What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...
As a former infection prevention and control nurse, I work as an IPC nurse advisor in a local acute hospital. This has given me insight into the roles and responsibilities of the local IPC team in ...
The current 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and the start of seasonal influenza season is a good time to for all of us to review infection prevention and control etiquette, especially when going to ...