As some schools gear up for in-person learning, many parents are concerned about the spread of harmful germs. This blog helps explain how germs spread and review some techniques to help reduce transmission, including hand washing and social distancing, and decolonizing the nose. Germ transmission can occur through several modes, such as [1]: Direct or […]
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7 Back-to-School Safety Tips for Students and Parents
October 1, 2020Category: Hand Hygiene Comments Off on 7 Back-to-School Safety Tips for Students and Parents
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Fewer than 1 in 5 nurses comply with guidelines for standard infection control precautions
January 22, 2016Press Release from APIC – 1/20/2016Only 17.4 percent of ambulatory care nurses reported compliance in all nine standard precautions for infection prevention, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).Researchers from Northwell Health (formerly North Shore […]
Category: Hand Hygiene, Hospital, Infection Control, Infection Prevention, Nursing
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