Kim Gunn, RGN, MPH, is public health specialist in communicable disease and infection control, North Staffordshire NHS Health Authority, Stoke on Trent EA Partnership (2000) EA Partnership and the ...

The need for, and provision of, infection control training is established in the NHS and staff working in both acute and community care settings are well supported in this area. But for nurses working ...

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 ...

However, infection control nurse pay varies by experience level. Here are four notes on yearly pay: 1. Entry-level infection control nurses earn $63,000 on average. 2. Nurses with five to 10 years of ...

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, ...

Two nurse leaders have been invited to join the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, National Nurses United said. Jane Thomason, NNU’s lead industrial hygienist, and Lisa ...

The following article is written by Mary Sturm, RN, MBA, senior VP of clinical operations, and Daren Smith, RN, director of clinical services, for Surgical Management Professionals. Infection control ...

Amidst healthcare challenges, the infection control nurse (ICN) emerges as a pivotal figure, especially in countries like Pakistan. This article emphasizes the timely and imperative introduction of ...

National Infection Control Week is a chance to recognize the vital work being done every day to protect patients, staff, and ...

With nursing homes now on the front lines to contain the coronavirus pandemic, federal inspection records show Illinois’ facilities have been among the worst in the nation for an important measure of ...