Efforts to improve hand hygiene at health organizations must include nurses, according to an article at Becker's Hospital Review. Hospitals have long understood the importance of hand-hygiene ...

The use of examination gloves in hospitals may present a barrier to hand hygiene, especially among nurses, according to a study cited by Healio. According to the World Health Organization, examination ...

Q: Are Muslim nurses excused from washing their hands before medical procedures in Britain? A: No. That is an old misrepresentation that has been circulating online since 2010. A false story that ...

Chicago-based Shriners Hospitals for Children has several fun and effective ways to help staff to keep their hands clean, the Daily Nurse reports. Kim Romberg, MSN, RN, infection preventionist at ...

Providing individualized feedback on hand hygiene to healthcare workers (HCWs) at nursing homes on a weekly basis did not lead to improved compliance, according to a March study published in Infection ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Evidence has suggested that inappropriate use of examination gloves was a significant cause of missed [hand ...

(HealthDay News) — A multifaceted intervention can improve hand hygiene compliance among emergency nurses and technicians, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Emergency ...

Running from patient room to patient room, it can be surprisingly easy for doctors and nurses to forget to wash their hands, especially if they’re dealing with an emergency. Hospitals have been ...

As the threat of AMR grows, hand hygiene compliance will become critical, but it is often difficult for healthcare environments to maintain. One of the best ways to improve compliance rates is to make ...

Here are three things you need to know: 1. In the diary study, 40 registered nurses working in a general city hospital in Thessaloniki, Greece completed a questionnaire. They were monitored for hand ...

For years there have been two leading authorities on hand washing: the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). WHO promotes a six-step technique ...