Nursing needs its leaders to respond to FrancisInfection Prevention and Control
News, practice and discussion forums on infection prevention and control
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Handwashing
Using OSCE for mandatory training
Nurses are often unenthusiastic about mandatory training, but an objective structured clinical examination approach can improve staff engagement
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Healthcare Acquired Infections
Is enough done to reduce hospital-acquired infections?
Part of the role of an infection prevention nurse is to help staff change practice to reduce infection risk.
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Immunisation
'Why did no alarms ring when children caught measles?'
If your kitchen smoke detector starts to shriek, do you: (a) cover your ears and assume the din will eventually stop, or (b) act immediately to keep you and your loved ones safe?
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Infectious Diseases
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Opinion
60 seconds...with Karen Keighley, lead nurse for infection prevention and control
We talk to Karen Keighley, lead nurse for infection prevention and control at Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust, who qualified 15 years ago.
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Latest research
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Knowledge of TB within the Somali community
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The infection prevention nurse as change agent
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Minimising risk in the use of central lines
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How should Francis change nursing practice?
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Norovirus outbreaks: containment or closure?
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Supporting care homes to cut C difficile reinfections
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Using narratives to boost care: HIV in pregnancy
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Cutting levels of antimicrobial resistance
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Promoting healthy drinking habits in children
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Risk of needlestick injury from injecting needles
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News
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