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Health care associated infection (HAI) is the most frequently reported health care-associated complication experienced by hospital patients, with at least 50% HAI being considered preventable.1 Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms lead to

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 80, Issue 4, Page 1417-1428, April 2024.

There is increasing interest in improving routine HIV screening in emergency departments (EDs) and increasing HIV co-testing rates among patients tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), who are considered at elevated risk of acquiring HIV.

Blood cultures (BCs) are essential microbiologic tests, but blood culturing diagnostic stewardship is frequently poor. We aimed to study the process-related failures and to evaluate the effect of an emergency department (ED) intervention on BCs

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 1139-1151, March 2023.

Abstract Aim This study aims to examine the feasibility and effects of an empowerment‐based cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on sleep, cognitive outcomes, and health‐related quality of life in persons with mild cognitive impairment and

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 77, Issue 8, Page 3507-3517, August 2021.

During 2012-2016, an average of 43,999 HPV-associated cancers were reported each year, according to a new study published today in CDC's  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Among the estimated 34,800 cancers probably caused by HPV, 92

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Persons with infectious Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) pose a significant risk to others in crowded areas, such as emergency department (ED) waiting rooms. After a slow response to a first MTB exposure was associated with poor compliance with post