Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – June 1, 2011
June 1, 2011
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Vermont's infection prevention network unites long term care, hospitals against MDROs
As infection control and prevention in long term care settings becomes a national priority, a little state may provide some key answers to a big problem: the spread of multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) across the healthcare continuum. -
IP in long term care: Part-time, untrained
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. -
State lawmakers target infection control in LTC
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is tracking a growing body of proposed state legislation related to infection prevention in long term care. A selection of state bills proposed this year include the following: -
Isolation a common conundrum in LTC
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? -
Staff shortages linked to infection citations in LTC
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. -
APIC joins calls for powdered glove ban
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. -
OSHA chief: Infection standard still on table
Though there was considerable pushback from infection preventionists when the idea of a federal infectious disease standard was proposed last year, recent comments from the chief of OSHA reveal that the controversial regulation is still on the agenda. -
iP Newbe: Discharged ED patient tests positive: Your move
There are obvious challenges that run through the training of an Infection Preventionist (IP) and fortunately many have answers with solid references. -
ip Newbe: The new kid at the cool lunch table
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.