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The design and delivery of robust, ethical, high-quality studies in the field of hand hygiene is challenging. As a result, recommendations are often based on a combination of non-randomised controlled...
Since 1988, World AIDS Day (1 December) has been an essential platform for raising awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, addressing its challenges and advocating for the rights and health of people...
Infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare environment are known as HAIs. They can result from various pathogens, including bacteria, viruses...
Many antibiotics and antifungal medications are best given by IV infusion. Fady and Bennett's report (2023) clearly highlights two main nursing practice concerns. The first is that these antimicrobial...
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Over the past two decades, sepsis recognition and treatment has radically evolved and it is no longer regarded as a condition only seen in the intensive care unit (Kempker et al, 2018). Instead, it is...
In October 2022, a quality improvement strategy was implemented in response to an increase in the number of central lineassociated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) at a local intensive care unit...
Actively preventing infections is a crucial strategy in reducing the necessity for antibiotic prescriptions and thus combating the escalating crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR arises when...
Despite reports implicating micro-organisms in carrying drug resistance genes from colonised sink traps to vulnerable hospitalised patients, the mechanism of transmission from the wastewater of the...
Due to the large geographical area, 30 eligible patients were selected from the West Sussex, Brighton and Hove area using the following inclusion/exclusion criteria:.
Each year on 1 December, the world comes together to mark World AIDS Day. This event serves as a reminder of the global struggle to end HIV-related stigma, an opportunity to remember those who have...
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) persist as a pressing concern within the NHS (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2016). These infections can arise from medical procedures, surgical...
Infected patients, healthcare workers and visitors, whether diagnosed or asymptomatic, all contaminate surfaces, medical devices and other people, compromising the microbiological safety of healthcare...
‘Semmelweis's plea for extension was not granted and the concept of handwashing was not continually implemented after his departure from the obstetric clinic in 1849.’
Antibiotic therapy has been the cornerstone of treatment approaches for most infectious cases for half a century. Coupled with improved sanitation and increasing health literacy, antibiotics have...
This aims of this study were to:.
The aim of the project led by the harm-free care nurse specialist for UTI and CAUTI prevention (Amy Griffiths) was to implement and promote best practice for UTI and CAUTI and to reduce the number of...
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The benefits of CHG bathing as part of a broader, horizontal approach have been demonstrated by the reduction of HAIs across acute care facilities and subsequent financial savings that the protocol...
Through my work with NIVAS, I spent quite a bit of time in 2022 talking about glove use in clinical practice. I've had time to reflect on my own practice and practice nationally within the IV therapy...
‘Ongoing opportunities to harness and embed new technologies, to link and integrate our data, and improve our surveillance.’.
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