Just 17.4 percent of ambulatory care nurses reported that they comply with all nine standard precautions for infection prevention, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Only 17.4 percent of ambulatory care nurses reported compliance in all nine standard precautions for infection prevention, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal ...

Improving the safety climate might be appropriate when aiming to encourage commonly used standard precautions among nursing students, and highlighting risks may be appropriate to encourage less ...

Nosocomial infections are defined as infections acquired in the hospital. There must be no evidence that the infection was present or incubating at the time of hospital admission. Usually, an ...

While nursing homes have had six years to prepare for new infection preventionist guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed last week they will not necessarily need to appoint ...

The control of hospital-acquired infections is a major priority for health-care organizations in developed countries, and evidence shows that an institutional approach is needed to reduce the ...

zika A new case of Zika virus infection associated with a very high Zika viral load has renewed attention to Zika transmission, according to the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG).

Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...