Infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in nursing homes go hand in hand. And yet, the two are often treated as ...

The CDC and the American Nurses Association jointly launched a nursing education network for infection control and prevention. The Nursing Infection Control Education Network consists of 20 specialty ...

All healthcare staff must do mandatory training in infection prevention and control. This article details an alternative approach to delivering training at one NHS acute trust during the Covid-19 ...

Nursing homes that participate in infection control training will be eligible for a portion of the $5 billion in additional pandemic relief promised Wednesday by the White House, health officials say.

The best way to show the federal government takes seriously the importance of infection control in nursing homes, especially in the wake of the pandemic, is to require a full-time specialist. That’s ...

CMS launched a national nursing home training program designed for front-line caregivers and management and aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. First announced by President Donald Trump in ...

During the pandemic, one very clear tragedy stood out: Approximately 200,000 residents and staff died from COVID-19 in nursing homes. However, what many people don’t realize is that even before the ...

Surgery centers are placing a greater emphasis on infection prevention as the healthcare industry turns an eye to quality measures and their future ties to reimbursement. Jean Day, RN, CNOR, director ...

Inpatients with indwelling urinary catheters in the general Stroke Ward of the Department of Neurology of our hospital from January to December 2025 were selected as the research subjects. A ...