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After a period of improvement, trends in the sexual and reproductive health of U.S. teens and young adults have flattened, or in some instances may be worsening, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday underscores that improved air quality is “key to tackling the triple planetary crisis of

A new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that clinicians in some hospitals prescribe three times as many antibiotics than clinicians in other hospitals, even though patients were receiving care in similar

Despite government incentives to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions, emergency readmissions are increasing.1 Infection-related conditions remain the most common reason for both initial admission and readmission within 30 days of initial discharge

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 77, Issue 10, Page 4234-4245, October 2021.

Effective sterile processing (SP) is a critical aspect of infection prevention, and the health care system relies on SP personnel to reliably clean and disinfect or sterilize medical devices and surgical instruments. Health care is shifting toward

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 275-286, January 2024.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 80, Issue 3, Page 1222-1231, March 2024.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 6, Page 2236-2249, June 2023.