Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention and control (IPC). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that fact. Evidence demonstrates that IPC is most effective when all ...

Nurse practitioner Alice Benjamin is just one of many modern health care heroes taking advantage of the telehealth trend. The nationwide isolation caused by the 2020 pandemic forced medical providers ...

Changing nurses' perception of infection risk could improve compliance with infection control measures. It's often said that knowledge is power. But, a new study finds that when it comes to nurses' ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Megan Duncan, a cardiology nurse at the University of Michigan Hospital, began filing reports with ...

In the practice of infection control, the gradual shift from a nurse-centric to a multidisciplinary specialty means the traditional role of the infection control nurse won't be feasible in the future, ...

Burned out and fed up with their work conditions, nurses are stepping away from the bedside in droves, leaving empty positions and for-hire signs lingering in hospitals and clinics around the country.

Jenneh Rishe, 36, worked as a nurse for a private practice in Los Angeles before the pandemic. She left her job due to the risks associated with her chronic illnesses, including heart conditions.

Black and Hispanic stroke survivors with uncontrolled hypertension had a more than two-fold reduction in blood pressure (BP) when they tracked it at home and sent measurements to nurse case managers, ...

Nurses are calling on the CDC to strengthen its infection control guidance for hospitals, which has not seen revisions for 16 years, because of concerns the agency might state surgical masks are equal ...