Researchers concluded that implementing simple hand-hygiene protocols in nursing homes helped drop both mortality rates and the number of antibiotic prescriptions doled out, according new study ...

Poor hand hygiene is the No. 1 factor in the spread COVID-19 in skilled nursing homes and similar communal care facilities in Nevada.

A multifaceted hand hygiene intervention lowered mortality and antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

When Shanina Knighton began pursuing her doctorate in nursing in 2013, she set out to seek evidence to support a theory. She’d noticed that, during the H1N1 pandemic, patient hand hygiene wasn’t ...

Additionally, they found nursing and nonclinical support staff demonstrated higher hand hygiene product usage rates than other healthcare workers.

Nurses have reflected on the “critical importance” of good hand hygiene for safe and effective nursing care and have recognised the need to lead the way in this practice and stamp out unnecessary ...

Infection control was a major challenge for the nursing home industry even before the coronavirus pandemic.

A Nashville-area nursing home at the center of one of the deadliest coronavirus outbreaks in Tennessee has a one-star health rating and a history of infection control issues, including repeat ...

The Centennial Healthcare Center was cited for problems with hand-washing as the coronavirus outbreak was beginning, 9Wants to Know found.

The hand hygiene technology showed that Cox's suspicions about the high compliance rate were correct. Some nurse leaders expected the new system to show compliance rates similar to the 80–90% ...

Changing hand hygiene practice among healthcare staff requires a multifaceted approach focusing on how and when hands should be cleaned Abstract Practising hand hygiene at the right times to prevent ...