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Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

November 13, 2019

Each year, more than 4 million U.S. patients are admitted to or reside in long-term care (LTC) facilities with an...

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The Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals in 2015: Defining Progress and Attention to the Future

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

November 26, 2018

Point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) provide for a national snapshot of this critical patient safety concern and complement...

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The Nose Knows: Addressing Surgical Site Infection Prevention & Antibiotic Stewardship Through Povidone-Iodine Antiseptic Nasal Decolonization

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

May 27, 2018

Decolonization is an evidence-based patient safety practice with the goal of lowering the microbial bio-burden on patient body sites to...

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Target Goals for the Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Ambitious But Achievable

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

February 1, 2018

In October 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new targets using data from calendar year...

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Prevention of Intraluminal Contamination of Intravascular Catheters

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

September 22, 2017

Despite a 46% reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in US healthcare facilities from 2008-2013, an estimated 30,000 infections...

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Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectants: Lost in Translation?

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

June 29, 2017

There has been a plethora of scientific literature demonstrating that healthcare-associated pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococci...

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Chlorhexidine Gluconate for the Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections – Current Science

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

January 4, 2017

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is an antibacterial antiseptic with the ability to inhibit and kill bacteria associated with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)....

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