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The CDC and the American Nurses Association jointly launched a nursing education network for infection control and prevention. The Nursing Infection Control Education Network consists of 20 specialty ...

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.

The best way to show the federal government takes seriously the importance of infection control in nursing homes, especially in the wake of the pandemic, is to require a full-time specialist. That’s ...

Nursing homes that participate in infection control training will be eligible for a portion of the $5 billion in additional pandemic relief promised Wednesday by the White House, health officials say.

The CDC unveiled a national infection control training initiative Oct. 28 known as Project Firstline to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in healthcare settings. The $180 million ...

During the pandemic, one very clear tragedy stood out: Approximately 200,000 residents and staff died from COVID-19 in nursing homes. However, what many people don’t realize is that even before 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 ...

A study in the United States has shown that attitudes among community nurses are important for their compliance with infection control practices. The study, by researchers at The University of ...

Beth LaBouyer, RN, CNOR, executive director of California Ambulatory Surgery Association, and Debbie Mack, RN, CNOR, CASC, immediate past president of CASA and vice president of operations at ...