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Surgical site infections (SSIs) following colorectal surgery are associated with clinical and financial consequences. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) use risk adjustment variables

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain - the leading cause of disability worldwide, that effects an astonishing one in 13 of us.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Healthcare-associated viral infections (HAVI) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections in children.1 They are an underappreciated and, importantly, preventable cause of patient harm. They may result in prolonged hospitalization

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a gram-positive, toxin-forming, anaerobic bacillus, which is widely distributed in the intestinal tract of living organisms.1–3 The pathogenic properties are produced by toxins released into the

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected high school students. Little is known about the mediators of student perceptions of infection prevention and public health entities. We piloted a survey to evaluate the relationship between student

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Journal of Research in Nursing, Ahead of Print. BackgroundRegistered nurses are ‘critical’ to population health, international responses to emergencies, epidemics and disasters. Retention of registered nurses (RNs) is an international nursing

Hand hygiene using alcohol-based hand rub (AHBR) is the preferred method of hand sanitation for most healthcare interactions. Emphasis has been placed on when to do hand hygiene, following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Five Moments, but how

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 11, Page 4348-4355, November 2023.