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Latest practice articles for infection control nurses
Antibiotics for catheterised patients
Should patients with long-term urinary catheters receive antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of catheter change?
New guidance on how to avoid inserting female-length urinary catheters into men
The National Patient Safety Agency has issued new guidance on the importance of selecting catheters of the correct length to avoid adverse incidents
Health promotion in sexual health 2: nurses’ role in engaging with clients
Exploring how, with skill and experience, nurses are able to empower clients through one-to-one interventions to improve their sexual health
Health promotion in sexual health 1: different theories and models of health promotion
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
A project to improve the effective application of root cause analysis to reduce incidence
Analysis
Swine flu: what every nurse should know
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
Latest news for infection control nurses
First swine flu death reported in London
NHS London has announced the death of a teenager in London, the first swine flu fatality in the capital
Lord Darzi heralds progress on quality pledges
Health minister Lord Darzi has pledged that ‘quality is well on its way to becoming the organising principle of the NHS’.
'Widespread lack of clarity' over C diff guidance
C diff guidance documents have left NHS boards confused and unsure how to apply the information.
Matrons on the march over infection control
University Hospital Aintree is the latest hospital to employ cardboard cut-outs of senior nursing staff in its efforts to combat healthcare-associated infections.
Cleaning product cuts MRSA by a third
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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Hand hygiene
NMC clears £7m debt
The NMC nurse regulator has paid off its historic debt, which at one point was as much as £7m.
HCAI's
Lord Darzi heralds progress on quality pledges
Health minister Lord Darzi has pledged that ‘quality is well on its way to becoming the organising principle of the NHS’.
Practice questions
Dressings to accompany compression bandages
What dressing should be used under compression bandages or does it not matter?
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Practice comment
Nurses need critical appraisal skills when reading research
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
Case study
Evidence based practice
Reviewing the evidence for selecting cleansing fluids for pressure ulcers
There is a lack of evidence to guide nurses on the selection of fluids for cleansing pressure ulcers
Guided learning
Understanding the differences between moisture lesions and pressure ulcers
Moisture lesions, frequently caused by incontinence, are often wrongly classified as pressure ulcers
Innovations
Implementing quality care indicators and presenting results to engage frontline staff
This article describes the implementation of seven quality care indicators – or metrics – and the way data was presented to frontline staff
