The latest hand hygiene performance measures from Alberta Health Services show Edmonton hospitals went from worst to near-benchmark for how regularly hospital staff wash their hands over the past six ...
Registered nurse Rhonda Williamson likes to think she cleans her hands with sanitizer every time she interacts with a patient. But in case she forgets, a monitor dangling from her neck reminds her.
Hospitals have been working to boost hand hygiene for years, but health care providers still wash or sanitize their hands only about half as much as they should, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Hygiene practices have come a long way since the CDC first published national hygiene guidelines in the 1980s. With so much to keep track of, a nurse leader summarized some of the latest practice ...
World Hand Hygiene Day will be celebrated on 5 May 2020. This year’s campaign theme, “SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands”, aligns with the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The campaign aims ...
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane continues to show its gratitude to area nurses as it celebrates National Nurses Day. Over at Dry Fly Distilling, they are offering a free bottle of their Spokanitizer and a ...