Infection control nursing practice

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Prophylactic antibiotics are recommended for patients with a history of catheter-associated urinary tract infection after having a catheter changed

Antibiotics for catheterised patients

2-Jul-2009

Should patients with long-term urinary catheters receive antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of catheter change?

Inserting female catheters into male patients can cause serious harm

New guidance on how to avoid inserting female-length urinary catheters into men

14-May-2009

The National Patient Safety Agency has issued new guidance on the importance of selecting catheters of the correct length to avoid adverse incidents

Nurses can promote barrier methods of contraception for STI protection

Health promotion in sexual health 2: nurses’ role in engaging with clients

14-May-2009

Exploring how, with skill and experience, nurses are able to empower clients through one-to-one interventions to improve their sexual health

Clients need to learn to use appropriate contraception to avoid unwanted pregnancies

Health promotion in sexual health 1: different theories and models of health promotion

7-May-2009

Exploring the aims of health promotion and discussing the various theories and models that will empower clients and help them to improve their sexual health

Improving compliance with the C. difficile root cause analysis tool to reduce incidence

Improving compliance with the C. difficile root cause analysis tool to reduce incidence

21-Apr-2009

A project to improve the effective application of root cause analysis to reduce incidence

Frontline nurses should wear face masks, but they are not necessary for the general public

Swine flu: what every nurse should know

30-Apr-2009

With the NHS gearing up to tackle a potential swine flu pandemic, Graham Clews looks at advice from the key agencies and examines the crucial role that nurses must play

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The swine flu virus has claimed its first London victim

First swine flu death reported in London

3-Jul-2009 | By Gabriel Fleming

NHS London has announced the death of a teenager in London, the first swine flu fatality in the capital

Lord Darzi has pledged that ‘quality is well on its way to becoming the organising principle of the NHS’.

Lord Darzi heralds progress on quality pledges

1-Jul-2009

Health minister Lord Darzi has pledged that ‘quality is well on its way to becoming the organising principle of the NHS’.

C. diff guidance documents have left NHS boards confused

'Widespread lack of clarity' over C diff guidance

30-Jun-2009

C diff guidance documents have left NHS boards confused and unsure how to apply the information.

Matrons on the march over infection control

Matrons on the march over infection control

30 June 2009 | By Steve Ford

University Hospital Aintree is the latest hospital to employ cardboard cut-outs of senior nursing staff in its efforts to combat healthcare-associated infections.

MRSA was reduced by a new cleaning product

Cleaning product cuts MRSA by a third

29-Jun-2009

Rates of MRSA could be cut by a third if wards are treated with a new cleaning product rather than with standard bleach, new research suggests.

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NMC has paid off £7m debt, accounts show

NMC clears £7m debt

4-Jul-2009 | By Richard Staines

The NMC nurse regulator has paid off its historic debt, which at one point was as much as £7m.

Lord Darzi has pledged that ‘quality is well on its way to becoming the organising principle of the NHS’.

Lord Darzi heralds progress on quality pledges

1-Jul-2009

Health minister Lord Darzi has pledged that ‘quality is well on its way to becoming the organising principle of the NHS’.

Dressings to accompany compression bandages

Dressings to accompany compression bandages

16-Apr-2009 | Updated: 21-Apr-2009

What dressing should be used under compression bandages or does it not matter?

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Nurses need critical appraisal skills when reading research

Nurses need critical appraisal skills when reading research

17-Apr-2009 | Updated: 28-Apr-2009

As published research on wound management struggles to achieve the standards set by the Cochrane Collaboration for literature reviews, nurses must learn how to appraise it to plan patient treatment

Living with a chronic wound

Living with a chronic wound

17-Apr-2009 | Updated: 28-Apr-2009

Having a chronic wound can seriously impair patients’ quality of life

More case studies

Reviewing the evidence for selecting cleansing fluids for pressure ulcers

11-Feb-2009

There is a lack of evidence to guide nurses on the selection of fluids for cleansing pressure ulcers

More evidence based practice

Understanding the differences between moisture lesions and pressure ulcers

16-Dec-2008

Moisture lesions, frequently caused by incontinence, are often wrongly classified as pressure ulcers

More guided learning

Nurses will be involved in measuring the quality of care

Implementing quality care indicators and presenting results to engage frontline staff 

29-Jun-2009

This article describes the implementation of seven quality care indicators – or metrics – and the way data was presented to frontline staff

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