Five medical organizations have teamed up to recommend best practices for hand hygiene in healthcare settings to protect patients and providers from infection. In particular, the recommendations focus on alcohol-based hand sanitizers and the importance of healthy skin and nails.
The report, Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections Through Hand Hygiene: 2022 Update, was published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. The Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America gathered the subject matter experts who performed and managed the report’s literature review.
On episode 78 of PSQH: The Podcast, Olufunke Sokan, advanced practice pharmacist at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, talks about a recent study she conducted on medication adherence. This episode is presented by Drexel University as part of National Nurses Week.
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Our latest Patient Safety NOW summit will explore a range of timely patient safety topics. Join us and our panel of experts to learn about what the recently announced end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency will mean for healthcare, and much more!
Shared governance is an organizational framework that allows nurses to participate in decision-making and increase job satisfaction. In this presentation, Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, APN CS, NPD-BC, CPP, CEO and managing partner of the American Academy for Preceptor Advancement, will explain how to integrate shared governance into your organization’s strategic planning.
As part of National Nurses Week, PSQH reached out to our readers with a few questions about how nursing impacts patient safety and healthcare quality. Read on to see how our readers responded.
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