Background Hand hygiene competence is one of the critical outcomes in nursing education.
Ensuring nursing students recognize the what, when and how of hand hygiene is critical in …

Background and Objectives: Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is one of the common
problems and difficulties faced by hospitals in all countries around the world. Since nurses …

In a few weeks, the global community has witnessed, and for some of us experienced first-
hand, the human costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is incredible variability in how …

Introduction Standard precautions (SP) help to combat health care-associated infections. It is
of paramount importance that they be taught during nursing studies. The objective of this …

Background The main purpose of this web-based survey was to evaluate Jordanian nursing
students' knowledge and practice of standard precautions. Methods A cross-sectional …

Introduction: Nursing students are susceptible to healthcare-associated infections because
of their direct patient interactions during their clinical training. Hence, compliance with …

Background Studies on knowledge, attitudes and practices among health care workers
involved in HIV and AIDS care have often revealed the lack of knowledge about HIV and …

Background Recent studies have shown a higher rate of surgical site infections in hip
prosthesis implantation using unidirectional airflow ventilation compared with turbulent …

Abstract Background The Italian Study Group on Hospital Hygiene of the Italian Society of
Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health conducted a multicentre survey aiming to …

Introduction. Hospital infections, or" healthcare associated infections"(HAI) represent the
most common and serious complications of healthcare. Adoption of safe care practices able …