Hand infections represent a significant clinical challenge due to the complex anatomy and essential function of the hand. Among these, flexor tenosynovitis—a deep-seated infection of the tendon sheath ...

Hygiene practices have come a long way since the CDC first published national hygiene guidelines in the 1980s. With so much to keep track of, a nurse leader summarized some of the latest practice ...

Health systems spend millions obtaining the latest technology to create state-of-the-art facilities and to build reputations for quality and innovation. But failing to maintain consistency in ...

A California skilled nursing facility launched its compliance with hand hygiene and other infection prevention practices to near perfect levels thanks to continuous audits and training from its ...

Copper-surfaced fixtures can reduce the risk of hand-transmitted infection outbreaks in eldercare facilities, a new study has found. The researchers investigated four documented outbreaks in a nursing ...

The last thing healthcare workers want to send their patients home with is another illness. And there's nothing more effective at controlling infections in health care facilities than proper hand ...