Tag Archives: infection control

Improving Outcomes With Safety Checklists

Posted on February 9, 2011 by rnproducer

Safety checklists– this is something that we have used sporadically I think in many places off and on they come and go. We use these checklists and then they seem to fall by the waist side. However, a recent study … Continue reading →

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Common Health Care Associated Infections and Episode 161

Posted on January 7, 2011 by rnproducer
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Welcome to Episode 161 of the Nursing Show The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe to the Podcast MP3 Audio Version iTunes | Zune | Podcast | Blog —- Subscribe to the Podcast Studio Video Version iTunes | Zune … Continue reading →

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Wash This Way Student Nurse Music Video

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Jamie Davis

I talked about the innovative hand washing video by two student nurses from Indiana on yesterday’s Nursing Show podcast. While I linked to the YouTube video in the shownotes I thought that visitors to the Nursing Show site might like … Continue reading →

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Nurses Successfully Decrease MRSA Incidence

Posted on June 18, 2009 by rnproducer

In research done by the CDC, they reported that MRSA central line-associated bloodstream infections among all ICU types (excluding pediatric units) declined by 50% over the past ten years. Though specific causes of the decline was not observed, they know that … Continue reading →

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5 Things Nurses Need to Know About Swine Flu

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Jamie Davis

The U.S. and world news media outlets are all buzzing with talk about the Swine Flu.  As is usually the case, they have very little to say despite they are talking about it for 5 or 10 minutes every hour. … Continue reading →

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