Showing posts with label infection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infection. Show all posts
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Nurse Team Reduces CAUTI Infections Through EHR Tool

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A nurse-led initiative at a Missouri hospital used Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to reduce the number of catheter-associated urinary trac...
Monday, April 7, 2014

Infections Drop by nearly 20 Percent with Reduced Blood Transfusions

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Reducing the amount of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions performed in hospitals can also reduce infection rates, according to a new study pu...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

One in Five Health Care Facilities Falling Short on Hand Sanitizer

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This post first appeared on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Blog . In a time of progress against hospital-acqui...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Evidence to Improve the Quality of Care

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This post originally appeared on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Human Capital Blog . Richard Kronick, Ph.D., was named directo...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Study Links RN Perception of Work Environment to Rates of Infection

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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are less likely to occur in favorable critical care work environments , according to a study of more...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Nurse Burn-Out and Infections

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A new study , published in the American Journal of Infection Control,  presents the work of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, w...
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Thursday, February 28, 2013

WIHI Event: No Excuses, No Slack! The Latest from the Front Lines on Hand Hygiene

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The upcoming WIHI event,  "No Excuses, No Slack! The Latest from the Front Lines on Hand Hygiene" will be held March 7 from 2:00 ...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

INQRI Team Featured in RWJF Newsletter

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The INQRI project, " Linking Blood Stream Infection Rates to Intensive Care ," was featured recently on RWJF's newsletter ...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

INQRI in the News

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Check out some recent news coverage of INQRI projects... Last week, we told you about a new journal article authored by INQRI grantees w...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Reducing Central Line Infections

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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center recently found that hospitals can use a set of basic precautions to reduce the number...
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Thursday, August 2, 2012

New Study Examines Link Between Nurse Burnout and Care

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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (INQRI's home) examined the relationship between nurse-burnout and potential harm to patie...