Hygiene practices have come a long way since the CDC first published national hygiene guidelines in the 1980s. With so much to keep track of, a nurse leader summarized some of the latest practice ...

Wash your hands. We have all been told this countless times. I have consistently written wash your hands in any article about infectious diseases and with good reason. It is estimated that if everyone ...

Hospitals are ramping up their focus on hand hygiene compliance to prevent infections and improve patient safety, new data from The Leapfrog Group suggests. In 2020, when Leapfrog began collecting and ...

India, May 4 -- World Hand Hygiene Day is observed every year on May 5 to promote the importance of clean hands in preventing infections. The World Health Organization leads this global campaign to ...

World Hand Hygiene Day will be celebrated on 5 May 2020. This year’s campaign theme, “SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands”, aligns with the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The campaign aims ...

Adults in the U.S. still have a lot to learn when it comes to hand hygiene, according to a new national survey. While 62% said they know washing their hands with soap and water for 20 seconds is the ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent one of the main threats to patient safety in high-intensity care settings. Hand hygiene, performed according to the WHO six-step technique, is the ...

As the norovirus outbreak continues to spread in the U.S., you can't rely on hand sanitizer alone to protect you. Norovirus, also sometimes called the "winter vomiting disease," causes ...

Proper hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to prevent infections Washing hands correctly for at least twenty seconds improves protection Consistent hygiene habits can protect individuals ...