Prevention

The Infection Control Today® prevention page contains news and information on the latest updates on all facets of infection prevention. From vaccinations and immunizations to controlling air and water flow in a health care system, preventing infections falls not only on the infection prevention staff, but on all who interact within the hospital, from environmental services teams to those planning and building new construction.

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Katherine Hayes, BSN, RN, CNOR; Tiffany Reyna, BSN, RN, CNOR; Rachel Miller, MSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC, at AORN 2025.
A Checklist for Clean Cuts: Isolation Bundle Reduces SSIs in High-Risk Surgeries

April 7th 2025

Houston Methodist West Hospital reduced surgical site infections in hysterectomy and colorectal cases by implementing an intraoperative isolation bundle and checklist to prevent cross-contamination.

Kaitlin Ronning, DNP, RN, CPAN, and Margaret Vance, MSN, RN, CNOR, NPD- BC, at AORN Global Conference & Expo
Bad Bugs No More: Pennsylvania Hospital Team Slashes Neurosurgery SSI Rates Through Interdisciplinary Innovation

April 6th 2025

Pingtung Veterans General Hospital Nursing Department poster at AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo
Enhancing Patient Safety With a Unique Device Identification Tracking System

April 5th 2025

Operation activities in an operating room  (Adobe Stock by Mongkolchon 251267895)
Increased Use of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Demands SSI Prevention

April 4th 2025

Man, doctor, and dialysis machine  (Adobe Stock 867731678 by Penn/peopleimages.com)
Silent Threat: The Overlooked Infection Crisis in Dialysis Patients

April 3rd 2025

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