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Stacey Taylor RN,BSN, entered her job as a rookie infection preventionist with much more optimism than experience, ready to take on a new role she saw as both interesting and important.
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There are obvious challenges that run through the training of an Infection Preventionist (IP) and fortunately many have answers with solid references.
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Though conceding that powdered latex gloves pose little risk of causing patient infections, the nation's largest infection prevention group is joining the chorus of those urging the Food and Drug Administration to ban the gloves in favor of safer alternatives.
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Fifteen percent of U.S. nursing homes receive deficiency citations for infection control per year, with many of those breaches tied to staffing issues, long term care researchers report.
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The challenge of improving infection prevention is a formidable one, given such basic conundrums as how do you effectively isolate an infected or colonized resident who needs to move about and socialize for their overall health and well-being?
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The Vermont MDRO Prevention Collaborative administered a baseline infection prevention survey developed by the CDC to assess the status of long term care facilities as the project began.
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Much attention has been given to injuries of the cervical spine, but injuries to the thoracolumbar region are actually more common. Because of the anatomy involved, these injuries are often accompanied by multiple serious injuries to other areas of the body and may be overlooked during resuscitation and stabilization.