RSS Items

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) as an effective intervention to promote clinical, personnel, and patient safety by tracking and monitoring healthcare-associated infections

Home healthcare (HHC) agencies provide a variety of skilled care services, including nursing care, for millions of older adults in the United States (U.S.).1 Infections are a frequent primary cause of hospital (re)admissions among HHC patients,2–4

Oral care has been shown to reduce hospital-associated pneumonia (HAP) rates, however, compliance with this practice is suboptimal. Using quality improvement PDSA cycles over an 8-week period, we saw improvements in oral care documentation compliance

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are a preventable healthcare-associated infection (HAI) affecting nearly 20,000 hospitalized patients in 2020.1 In addition to increased healthcare costs, CAUTIs negatively impact patient outcomes

Interviewed health care workers to determine whether they had noticed a silent hand hygiene observer, thereby determining the legitimacy of the silent observers. Data supported the observers were typically unseen, and potential observer bias had a

Nursing homes (NHs) are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 introduction, spread, and resultant morbidity and mortality.1,2 Pandemic policies that restricted visitation meant that NH staff were the likely source for bringing COVID-19 from the

Mobile phones are of great importance in hospital settings, even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic. Replacing doctor / patient consultations, improving communication, patient safety, and deliverance of care1, they also alleviate patience isolation

Health care associated infections affect nearly 687,000 patients annually in the United States of America and lead to about 72,000 deaths.1 Appropriate hand hygiene is proven to help prevent these infections.2 Handwashing is also critical for

To evaluate potential viral contamination on the surfaces of personal protective equipment (PPE) in COVID-19 wards.

Hand hygiene and donning personal protective equipment (PPE) are essential techniques for infection control; however, low compliance is an issue. The effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in learning infection-control procedures is unknown.