The reshaping of hospitals because of cost constraints will have an effect on the work of infection control practitioners. Already, some institutions have regrouped responsibilities and changed ...

Among the findings of that inspection: On Nov. 27, 2007, the hospital’s infection control practitioner was unaware of the two patients who had infections. She told inspectors at 2:40 p.m. that ...

Most (62.3 percent) participants reported having other job responsibilities besides infection prevention and control, such as employee health and quality functions. 8. Age range ...

That information is an important part of what Wagner teaches her nursing students and the basis of what DuBose uses day in and day out, first as a nurse, then as an infection control practitioner ...

The majority of infection control practitioners do not trust their hospital’s laundering system, with 72 percent of ICPs reporting they would not wipe their drinking glass with a freshly ...

“We effectively shut down the progression of the virus,” said Harris, the infection control practitioner for Inova Health System, a not-for-profit healthcare provider based in northern Virgini ...

The survey of 934 infection-control practitioners, quality, safety and risk management personnel showed only 15% of staff thought their executive team and medical staff leaders were actively ...

The good news? Infection Prevention and control (IPC) strategies, like maintaining hygiene and monitoring infections, offer a critical shield against this crisis. We spoke to our expert Dr Sandeep ...

Today has been designated Infection Control Day to highlight the important role of infection control practitioners in healthcare services and in fighting pandemics, the Infection Control Society of ...