Report: Contact precautions can help with MRSA, but they don’t need to be essential
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 26, 2023
Contact precautions, or CP, don’t need to be deemed an “essential practice” to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention in acute care facilities, according to doctors...
CDC program aims to boost sepsis care, prevent complications
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 28, 2023
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiative to better treat sepsis in hospitals could help long-term care communities launch and optimize sepsis care programs.
Nurses union: CDC rushed new infection control rules
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 07, 2023
The National Nurses United (NNU) spoke out against recent US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action to finalize infection control guidelines that affect long-term care communities. The NNU says...