Infection preventionist (IP) staffing in nursing homes (NHs) is now required as part of new federal regulations. In this study, we examined IP staffing changes from 2014 to 2018 and found relatively few changes over time. IP staffing in NHs remains low but does vary between for profit and...
Nursing Home Infections When multiple people reside in close quarters, infection is always a concern. Combine confined living arrangements with elderly people, who often have lowered immune systems and make frequent trips to hospitals, and without proper prevention techniques, it can be disastrous....
Mody and others in the field came together to write a white papercalling for more research on nursing home infection prevention, recently published by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. The COVID-19 death toll in nursing homes, combined with other trends toward Americans' desire ...
Objective: Burgeoning rates of antibiotic resistance have resulted in a shift in national focus to improve infection prevention and control programs in US nursing homes (NHs). We sought to evaluate the changes in nursing home infection prevention and control programs over time. Design: Retrospective ...
Infection prevention and control in home nursing: case study of four organisations in Australia. The aim of this case study was to explore the environmental challenges nurses experience with infection control practice, and the strategies they use to ov... Ohood,Felemban,Winsome,... - 《British ...
Healthcare-associated infections, while preventable, result in increased morbidity and mortality in nursing home (NH) residents. Frontline personnel, such as certified nursing assistants (CNAs), are crucial to successful implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. The purpose of ...
but as this discussion of infection suggests, there are concerns related to infection prevention and control that can have a big impact the health and well−being of residents. Even though these safety measures are less obvious than décor, activities and food quality, they need to be given ...
Objectives: Because the prevalence of nursing home associated Infection (NHAI) is high in France (14.5%) and because infection control measures for hospital can not be applied in nursing home (NH), we elaborated a survey aiming to establish consensus guidelines for prevention of NHAI for elderly...
"Infection prevention in long-term care is going to become an increasingly important issue because of the aging of the U.S. population. Every day 8,000 baby boomers reach the age of 65, and by 2020 the number of older adults will outnumber the number of children younger than five," sai...
- 《Journal of Infection》 被引量: 75发表: 2007年 Probiotics for preventing urinary tract infections in adults and children Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common bacterial infection that can lead to significant morbidity including stricture, abscess formation, fistula, bacte... EM Schwenger,AM...