The design, synthesis, fundamentals and evaluation of 2D/3D antimicrobial surfaces are
addressed in detail in the current review. Recent advances in the antimicrobial mechanism …

Purpose Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for
detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The intent of this …

Intravascular catheters are inserted into almost all critically ill patients. This review provides
up-to-date insight into available knowledge on epidemiology and diagnosis of complications …

Use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) has grown substantially in recent
years. Increasing use has led to the realization that PICCs are associated with important …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

BACKGROUND: Each year, nearly 7 million hospitalized patients acquire infections while
being treated for other conditions. Nurse staffing has been implicated in the spread of …

Health care is everywhere under tremendous pressure with regard to efficiency, safety, and
economic viability-to say nothing of having to meet various political agendas-and has …

An essential participant in antimicrobial stewardship who has been unrecognized and
underutilized is the “staff nurse.” Although the role of staff nurses has not formally been …

Background Bloodstream infections from central venous catheters (CVC-BSIs) increase
morbidity and costs in intensive care units (ICUs). Substantial reductions in CVC-BSI rates …

Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice, Eighth Edition continues as the gold standard in
oncology nursing. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, it has remained …