Infection prevention practices centered on hand hygiene (HH) protocols can save lives across all healthcare facilities, not just hospital settings. This includes nursing homes, according to a new ...

Changing nurses' perception of infection risk could improve compliance with infection control measures. It's often said that knowledge is power. But, a new study finds that when it comes to nurses' ...

GP PRO’s latest survey, “Understanding the Hands that Care for Others,” shares the hand hygiene experiences of 100 nurses working in acute and long-term care/skilled nursing facilities. New research ...

Hygiene practices have come a long way since the CDC first published national hygiene guidelines in the 1980s. With so much to keep track of, a nurse leader summarized some of the latest practice ...

This story was updated to include additional information on the violations. BRIGHTON TWP. — A series of hand-washing and infection control violations left residents in nine of 11 nursing units at ...

The use of examination gloves in hospitals may present a barrier to hand hygiene, especially among nurses, according to a study cited by Healio. According to the World Health Organization, examination ...

Every day Melanie DuBose begins her day by checking various databases used by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to see if any patients have been admitted with or developed any infections.

Washing your hands -- it's a ritual you do so often, you probably don't think much about it anymore. However, skimping on the basics could be costing your practice patients, according to a ...

Home healthcare workers' beliefs about infection prevention influence whether they comply with prevention protocols more than their actual knowledge of how to comply, according to new research ...

A new educational video game system is now in place at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, in the name of infection prevention. It's called, "Sure Wash," which is an interactive simulator that walks ...

City nursing homes ravaged by the coronavirus were warned about disturbing patterns of unsanitary behavior long before the deadly outbreak, The Post has found. The state Health Department cited more ...

Running from patient room to patient room, it can be surprisingly easy for doctors and nurses to forget to wash their hands, especially if they’re dealing with an emergency. Hospitals have been ...