Handwashing in clinical settings prior to putting on gloves may not actually be the best policy for infection prevention, a new study has found. Hand hygiene is important, but past research has ...

The study was published in JAMA Network Open last week. The researchers utilized data from 13 hospitals and studied activities of 3,790 healthcare workers. The team of scientists randomly assigned ...

When a patient is on standard contact precautions, the healthcare worker caring for that patient should be wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves, a gown, and a ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A poster reviewing updates to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Guidelines for Perioperative Practice regarding surgical gloving was presented today at ...