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Standard precautions may prevent patient health care associated infections and provider occupational exposures but are not often used by health care workers. A positive patient safety climate might contribute to improved adherence. The aim of this

Infusion Nurses Society recommends peripheral intravenous (PIV) lines to remain in place until clinically indicated, but some system hospitals did not change their policy for removal of PIV until 2019 or later. The objective was to evaluate the

In this online survey of 1,733 US adults in December 2021, respondents believed COVID-19 vaccines are less beneficial and less safe for someone who had already had COVID-19. Those who experienced COVID-19 after being vaccinated believed that the

In this online survey of 1,733 US adults in December-2021, respondents believed COVID-19 vaccines are less beneficial and less safe for someone who had already had COVID-19. Those who experienced COVID-19 after being vaccinated believed that the

Infection prevention and control measures (IP&C) within the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) require a targeted approach to improve outcomes and decrease hospital acquired infections (HAIs). HAIs in the NICU population can lead to increased

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Health care workers and laboratory workers who are routinely exposed to potentially life-threatening infectious diseases should wear protective clothing when anticipating contact with infectious materials. The most critical property of protective

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.