(Updated October 16, 2014) Nurses at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas claim the hospital administration failed to follow basic infection control principles and provided inadequate training ...

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The Infection Control and Prevention micro-credential covers the essential principles of infection prevention and control and their application in long-term care settings. Students earn a digital ...

Long before the novel coronavirus made its surprise appearance, the nation’s nursing homes were struggling to obey basic infection prevention protocols designed to halt the spread of viruses and ...

Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, is president of Infection Control Consulting Services based in Blue Bell, Pa. Q: Our ambulatory surgery center has brought on a new partner who believes we could save money by ...

Multiple violations of injection safety and infection prevention practices--from lack of handwashing to inappropriate re-use of medication vials--were identified after an outbreak of septic arthritis ...

As public social distancing policies evolve to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the direct public health role of hospital infection control should also be considered. There is now emerging evidence ...

Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has killed more than half a million people in the United States, a comprehensive public health approach that has stopped other epidemics has not ...

The Association for Dental Safety (ADS), formerly known as the Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention, will once again host its annual Dental Infection Control Boot Camp. This is a ...