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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Morgan Newman, DNP, RN, is a dedicated healthcare leader with a 25-year career that spans both clinical and administrative ...

A specialized team of infection prevention and control nurses is now visiting privately run long-term care homes and ...

A long-serving member of the profession, who was working as a senior infection prevention and control nurse in the Black Country, has marked her retirement last month after 52 years of service.

Better-trained neonatal nurses can sharply reduce infant deaths in India by improving early detection, infection control and ...