My intentions were pure, noble and good. But we all know what the road to hell is paved with. Coming out of the pandemic, I was determined to preserve every personal hygiene and infection control ...

When Shanina Knighton began pursuing her doctorate in nursing in 2013, she set out to seek evidence to support a theory. She’d noticed that, during the H1N1 pandemic, patient hand hygiene wasn’t ...

Who knew candy, UV lights, and a college kid in scrubs could double hand hygiene adherence? A Pennsylvania hospital’s creative shake-up of its infection prevention program shows that sometimes it ...

WTAM-AM: Shanina Knighton, an instructor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, reminded listeners that the best defense against coronavirus, or any disease, is simple hand washing.

Providing individualized feedback on hand hygiene to healthcare workers (HCWs) at nursing homes on a weekly basis did not lead to improved compliance, according to a March study published in Infection ...

In the 19th century, Ignaz Semmelweis pioneered hand hygiene, proving its effectiveness in reducing infections. Ambulatory care settings stress its importance, emphasizing proper technique and ...

A couple of years ago, a friend shared a story of how he visited a family friend and helped them give their dogs a bath, and he also rubbed some medication on the dogs. He told me he suddenly ...