How Infection Preventionists, OR Nurses Work Better Together
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Category: State HAI Prevention
Despite Progress, three-quarters of a million infections threaten hospital patients each year
Despite Progress, three-quarters of a million infections threaten hospital patients each year National and state data detail threat of healthcare-associated infections and opportunities for further improvements. CDC released two reports today – one, …
“You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop.” Kent Hospital Renews Vigilance on Injection Safety Rules
Guest Author – Peter Graves, MD Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine Academic Faculty, Kent Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program Kent Hospital Warwick, RI One of the great “truisms” of Life is that we often don’t know—what we d…
California Initiative Promotes Appropriate Use of Antimicrobials in Healthcare Facilities
Author – Dr. Trivedi, California Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Initiative, California Department of Public Health. In February 2010, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) launched the country’s first statewide initiative to promote …
Taking GRIME out of South Carolina
Author – Dixie Roberts, APRN, C, MPH Healthcare Associated Infections Coordinator South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control “He who doesn’t prevent grime when he can, encourages it” In 2007, with the knowledge that hand hygi…