Good hand hygiene is crucial to help prevent healthcare-associated infections. This article, the final part in a six-part series discusses the principles of hand hygiene and the procedure for cleaning ...

In the realm of frontline healthcare, where the well-being of both patients and healthcare workers hangs in the balance, there is a heightened vulnerability of healthcare workers (HCWs) to ...

Health systems spend millions obtaining the latest technology to create state-of-the-art facilities and to build reputations for quality and innovation. But failing to maintain consistency in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hand hygiene is described by many health care workers as the single most important tool in preventing the spread ...

Although proper hand-washing procedures are the best way to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) while treating patients, a new study reveals hand hygiene itself is only one piece ...

While the majority of clinicians view hand hygiene as critical to patient safety, environment and other factors can stand in the way of high reliability, according to a new survey-based study led by ...

1. Hand hygiene compliance mandatory in ambulatory care settings. Starting in 2018, ambulatory care surveyors began issuing citations if they saw staff not following hand hygiene guidelines. 2.

Improving compliance with hand hygiene practices has been a challenge in all healthcare facilities including the long-term care (LTC) setting. One of the most common modes of transmission of pathogens ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Since this preliminary report, the NHHI has progressed from the implementation phase to maintenance and ...

Researchers studying hand hygiene of healthcare workers in the emergency department found certain care situations, including bed location and type of healthcare worker performing care, resulted in ...