2012 recommended immunization schedules released
Access the 2012 recommended immunization schedules on the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here.
Infection Prevention
HHS panel recommends mandatory flu vaccination for health care workers
On Feb. 9, AHANews.com reported the National Vaccine Advisory Committee has recommended that hospitals and other health care facilities not able to achieve a…
Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Infections related to urinary catheters are the most common type of healthcare-acquired infection. The author describes his pilot study of an evidence-based intervention to…
Putting evidence into practice: Prevention of infection in patients receiving cancer treatments
Learn how you can help reduce the risk of infections in patients receiving treatment for cancer
Viewpoint: Global healthcare worker influenza vaccination: To mandate or not to mandate
Should healthcare workers be required to obtain flu vaccines? The author presents both sides of the issue.
FDA adds to boxed warning for tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated the boxed warning tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockers to include the risk of infection from Legionella and…
Prostate biopsies can increase risk of hospitalization
Men 65 years or older are more likely to be hospitalized within 30 days after a prostate biopsy than men of the same age…
Issues up close – Fighting the invisible
MRSA, Clostridium difficile, and newly emerging “superbugs” are penetrating deeper into both healthcare and community settings. We need to use critical-thinking skills and rigorous…
Environment, health, & safety
With the growing reuse of single-use medical devices, ANA supports improvements in end-of-use product management and research on ethical and safety issues related to…
Stenvig appointed to National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Thomas Stenvig, PhD, MPH, RN, CNAA-BC, has a long and distinguished career in immunization and public health. And now, he has a new achievement…
Antibiotic prescriptions more common in children on asthma drugs
Children who take an asthma drug are more likely to be prescribed an antibiotic according to a study in Pediatrics. The authors state that…
Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A nursing-intervention bundle
The author’s study found that when implemented together as a bundle, three autonomous nursing interventions can dramatically lower ventilatorassociated pneumonia rates in mechanically ventilated…
2012 recommended immunization schedules released
Access the 2012 recommended immunization schedules on the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here.
HHS panel recommends mandatory flu vaccination for health care workers
On Feb. 9, AHANews.com reported the National Vaccine Advisory Committee has recommended that hospitals and other health care facilities not able to…
Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Infections related to urinary catheters are the most common type of healthcare-acquired infection. The author describes his pilot study of an evidence-based…
Putting evidence into practice: Prevention of infection in patients receiving cancer treatments
Learn how you can help reduce the risk of infections in patients receiving treatment for cancer
Viewpoint: Global healthcare worker influenza vaccination: To mandate or not to mandate
Should healthcare workers be required to obtain flu vaccines? The author presents both sides of the issue.
FDA adds to boxed warning for tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated the boxed warning tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockers to include the risk of infection from…
Prostate biopsies can increase risk of hospitalization
Men 65 years or older are more likely to be hospitalized within 30 days after a prostate biopsy than men of the…
Issues up close – Fighting the invisible
MRSA, Clostridium difficile, and newly emerging “superbugs” are penetrating deeper into both healthcare and community settings. We need to use critical-thinking skills…
Environment, health, & safety
With the growing reuse of single-use medical devices, ANA supports improvements in end-of-use product management and research on ethical and safety issues…
Stenvig appointed to National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Thomas Stenvig, PhD, MPH, RN, CNAA-BC, has a long and distinguished career in immunization and public health. And now, he has a…
Antibiotic prescriptions more common in children on asthma drugs
Children who take an asthma drug are more likely to be prescribed an antibiotic according to a study in Pediatrics. The authors…
Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A nursing-intervention bundle
The author’s study found that when implemented together as a bundle, three autonomous nursing interventions can dramatically lower ventilatorassociated pneumonia rates in…