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Laboratory-identified (LabID) cases of Clostridrioides difficile infection (CDI) are a publicly reported metric to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Diagnosing CDI by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) does not allow for identification of C

Proper hand hygiene has a major impact on healthcare acquired infections (HAI), with many publications noting that multifaceted approaches are best to improve hand hygiene, and that monitoring is an important component of those approaches.1-4 The

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a potentially serious complication of inpatient hospital care. When left untreated, UTIs can become life threatening, progressing to urosepsis and death. UTIs are the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 77, Issue 11, Page 4586-4597, November 2021.

Indwelling urinary catheters are often placed in patients undergoing surgery, especially if surgery time is prolonged, to facilitate intraoperative monitoring of urinary output.1,2 Yet, use of indwelling urinary catheters introduces risk for

Contaminated surfaces in patient care areas contribute to the transmission of multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) and increase the risk of infection in patients. Our current process did not include an objective validation measure for how thoroughly

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

It was estimated that in the US there were 15,600 nursing homes in 2016 and 1.3 million residents.1 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on skilled nursing facilities (SNFs): About 20% of the US virus deaths are linked to SNFs to

Journal of Research in Nursing, Volume 26, Issue 5, Page 395-404, August 2021. BackgroundNurses and allied health professionals (AHPs) require skills and support to access, appraise, interpret and use research evidence in clinical practice. We