Infection prevention and control is for every nurse
Refresh your knowledge through ANA Project Firstline. Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention and control (IPC). The COVID-19 pandemic has…
Infection Control
Beasts, gods and FaceTime: The anguish of visitor limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic
For the foreseeable future, efforts to minimize human contact will remain in place as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A lack of…
WHO announces official name for coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced the official name of the coronavirus: COVID-19. (more…)
Educational interventions to increase Tdap vaccination rates among pregnant women
The highly contagious respiratory infection pertussis remains a public health problem for the United States.1 Infants have the highest morbidity and mortality rates from…
Hospital and skilled nursing facility collaboration reduces infections
IN RESPONSE to healthcare challenges presented by antibiotiresistant infections, increasingly more complex patients, and patient transfers from hospitals into long-term care facilities, the Centers…
High-level disinfection and sterilization
Nurses should have reprocessing knowledge, training, and competency. Takeaways In 2018, more than 50% of hospitals surveyed by The Joint Commission were found to…
Mobile devices and healthcare-associated infections
More and more healthcare professionals use mobile handheld devices (MHDs)— tablets and smartphones—to facilitate care documentation and as resource tools. In fact, 50% to 60%…
Preventing surgical site infection
Stopping infection requires effective discharge teaching. Takeaways: Executing a successful discharge is the ultimate goal for all involved in the perioperative process. An interprofessional…
New CDC guideline for the prevention of surgical site infections
The prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) continues to be a major goal for health care in both inpatient facilities and ambulatory surgical centers…
Empowering nurses with infection control resources
As the frontline defense in many healthcare facilities, nurses and their knowledge of infection control principles and confidence in infection control protocols are essential to…
Reducing the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections
Although the incidence of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) has decreased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that an estimated 30,100 of…
Infection prevention and control is for every nurse
Refresh your knowledge through ANA Project Firstline. Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention and control (IPC). The COVID-19…
Beasts, gods and FaceTime: The anguish of visitor limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic
For the foreseeable future, efforts to minimize human contact will remain in place as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A…
WHO announces official name for coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced the official name of the coronavirus: COVID-19. (more…)
Educational interventions to increase Tdap vaccination rates among pregnant women
The highly contagious respiratory infection pertussis remains a public health problem for the United States.1 Infants have the highest morbidity and mortality…
Hospital and skilled nursing facility collaboration reduces infections
IN RESPONSE to healthcare challenges presented by antibiotiresistant infections, increasingly more complex patients, and patient transfers from hospitals into long-term care facilities,…
High-level disinfection and sterilization
Nurses should have reprocessing knowledge, training, and competency. Takeaways In 2018, more than 50% of hospitals surveyed by The Joint Commission were…
Mobile devices and healthcare-associated infections
More and more healthcare professionals use mobile handheld devices (MHDs)— tablets and smartphones—to facilitate care documentation and as resource tools. In fact, 50%…
Preventing surgical site infection
Stopping infection requires effective discharge teaching. Takeaways: Executing a successful discharge is the ultimate goal for all involved in the perioperative process.…
New CDC guideline for the prevention of surgical site infections
The prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) continues to be a major goal for health care in both inpatient facilities and ambulatory…
Empowering nurses with infection control resources
As the frontline defense in many healthcare facilities, nurses and their knowledge of infection control principles and confidence in infection control protocols are…
Reducing the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections
Although the incidence of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) has decreased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that an estimated…