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' ...

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 ...

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.

Baltimore’s University of Maryland Medical Center surgical intensive care unit sustained a rate of zero central line-associated bloodstream infections for a 25-week period, mainly due to the ...

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 ...

The National Nurses United (NNU) spoke out against recent US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action to finalize infection control guidelines that affect long-term care communities. The NNU ...

In the practice of infection control, the gradual shift from a nurse-centric to a multidisciplinary specialty means the traditional role of the infection control nurse won't be feasible in the future, ...

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 ...

However, infection control nurse pay varies by experience level. Here are four notes on yearly pay: 1. Entry-level infection control nurses earn $63,000 on average. 2. Nurses with five to 10 years of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of an infection control nurse in a 19-bed surgical intensive care unit reduced catheter-associated ...

The first case of the transmission of Ebola in the United States might require a change in the way health care workers approach the disease, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

With nursing homes now on the front lines to contain the coronavirus pandemic, federal inspection records show Illinois’ facilities have been among the worst in the nation for an important measure of ...