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Certified nursing assistants frequently failed to change their gloves when moving between patients or after touching contaminated surfaces, possibly contributing to the spread of infections in ...
A new nursing graduate who noticed the waste from standard boxes of disposable gloves recently received a patent for an antimicrobial shield that adheres to the front of the box, reducing the ...
The failure to change gloves is common among certified nursing assistants, and may be a significant cause of the spread of dangerous pathogens in nursing homes and long-term healthcare settings ...
Nursing home workers often fail to change their gloves when they should, which increases the risk of patient infections, a new study finds.
Thousands of nursing homes still don't have enough gloves, N95 masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment to safeguard staff and residents from a potential coronavirus outbreak ...
FEMA promised to provide two weeks' worth of gowns, gloves, surgical masks and eye protection for 15,000 nursing homes across the county.
Home health aides and nursing home workers have little access to protective gear, making them possible coronavirus spreaders.
Syracuse, N.Y. – Employees caring for residents with coronavirus at a Madison County nursing home did not wash their hands, wear gloves or use protective gowns properly, according to an ...
Nursing homes' pleas for protective gear will be answered, Mike Pence tells governors The administration will send aid directly to nursing homes.
They have masks and gloves, there's more testing capacity: What nursing homes really need is more help, advocates say ...
Almost 3,000 nursing homes reported less than a week's worth of N95 masks and other personal protective gear on hand.