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The Joint Commission new 2009 national patient safety goal to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSIs; NPSG.07.04.01) calls for use of use of a common-sense but once controversial checklist to ensure a standardized protocol is followed for central venous catheter insertion.
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The Joint Commission new national patient safety goal to prevent surgical-site infections (SSIs; NPSG.07.05.01) includes a requirement to look for SSIs out to 30 days after the procedure raising the difficult but critical issue of post- discharge surveillance.
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The largest look-back investigation in medical history involving some 50,000 patients seen at two endoscopy clinics in Las Vegas has netted a growing total of hepatitis C infections; at least 11 unconfirmed HIV cases, lawsuits involving thousands of patients, multiple criminal proceedings, and a nonstop media blitz that only will increase the likelihood of more infection-related claims in other states, speakers recently said at the annual APIC conference in Denver.
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The infection control professional title formerly infection control practitioner with its enduring abbreviation ICP, has given way to a new era and a new name: Infection Preventionist.
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The utility of surveillance screening for MRSA on hospital admission remains controversial. Three recently published clinical trials attempt to assess the role of MRSA surveillance.
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In a flu season that saw everything from mismatched vaccine to emergence of antiviral resistance, we add this grim footnote: 83 children died.
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Two Epidemiologic Intelligence Service officers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention visited the Endoscopy Clinic of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas to investigate cases of hepatitis C and noted lapses in injection safety.
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A nursing journal published by the state licensing board in Nevada recently urged nurses to report breaches in infection control and other egregious acts in light of the hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas linked to improper injection practices. The following is an excerpt from the article, written by Deborah Scott, MSN, RN, APN.
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With the commemoration June 27 of National HIV Testing Day came the disturbing news that some 250,000 people in the United States are completely unaware they are carrying the AIDS virus in their bloodstreams.
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Needlesticks a problem some may have thought solved by needle safety devices remains a top concern among nurses.
