The concept of safety is nothing new: Anything that protects us from injury or death has surely been on the mind of humankind since we were...
Posts by Erica Mitchell:
To address the persistent issue of healthcare associated infections, hospital professionals deploy two primary approaches: reactive and proactive...
There are so many psychological, sociological, and intellectual barriers to change - anyone who has tried to break a bad habit or motivate a group...
Access to clean water, soap, and basic cleaning products may seem like a given in our nation, leading many of us to overlook the impact poverty can...
With a Presidential Inauguration taking place in the midst of a global pandemic, we have the opportunity to look at how past president's have dealt...
Achieving and maintaining sanitized surfaces in hospitals requires an arsenal cleaning and disinfecting products, with quaternary ammonium compounds...
The first African-American to join the American Society for Microbiology was a woman. The first African-American to receive a PhD in Microbiology was...
Over the past few posts, we have been looking at how ideas make their way to hospital decision-makers. Nurses play a crucial role in patient care,...
One of the many concepts that have entered the public consciousness since the COVID-19 pandemic is the idea of healthcare equity. Issues of race are...
While the general population may use terms like sterilizer, disinfectant and sanitizer interchangeably, they actually have very specific definitions...
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Who Makes Decisions about Infection Prevention in a Private (Non-Government Owned) Hospital?
Hospitals are the setting for countless decisions each day, decisions that impact patient outcomes, financial investments, community health and so...
In earlier posts, we've examined the degree of cleanliness required for specific items as well as what the EPA requires to make claims about...