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 ...

Hand hygiene is the simplest yet most powerful way to prevent infections in healthcare settings, protecting both patients and staff. Yet, compliance remains inconsistent worldwide, and even small ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles in which we will bring in an expert to address some of the misinformation we have read in various social ...

Netcare N17 Hospital recently hosted a vibrant, engaging hand hygiene awareness initiative to promote infection prevention and control among staff, patients, and visitors. The hospital came alive with ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly one in 25 patients will contract a healthcare-associated infection. Physicians and healthcare workers, however, have the ability to ...

Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical role that ...