Infection prevention and control is one of the first topics introduced in nursing programs, yet its main tenets are often lost or forgotten. There has never been a better time to:
- Wash your hands thoroughly and often. See CDC’s Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings //www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/ for specifics.
- If you are ill, stay home and/or seek health care as appropriate,
- Cover your cough and sneeze with a tissue, dispose of the tissue, then thoroughly wash your hands.
- Ensure that you are current on all of your immunizations.
- Always use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when interacting with patients.
- Remember and follow the hierarchy of controls for occupational hazards. See this link from the CDC for more //www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hierarchy/default.html.
Better health begins with better hand hygiene
We know it but do we practice it? Now is the time to ensure this basic public health tenet. CDC’s Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings website //www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/ can help.
Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
To keep informed on COVID-19, visit the CDC’s dedicated webpages //www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html and ANA’s website //www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/.
Immunize website Corona Virus Disease (COVID-10) Sharps Injury PreventionANA Resources
New as of 7/19/19 CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training courses offering free CE NICE Network webinar: "Disaster Preparedness through the Seasons" NICE Network webinar: "Device Reprocessing and Sterilization" NICE Network webinar: "The Importance of Collaboration between Nurses and Environmental Services" Infection Prevention and Control InfographicInfection Prevention & Control Resources
ANA/APIC Resource Center
CDC’s 2018 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infection Progress Report
Personal Protective Equipment for Preventing Contact Transmission of Pathogens: Innovations from CDC’s Prevention Epicenters Program
CDC’s Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services (2019)
AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
APIC’s Infection Prevention and You website
CDC’s Clean Hands Count Campaign
CDC’s Influenza (Flu) website
CDC’s Proper N95 Respirator Use for Respiratory Protection Preparedness (blog)
OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention website
OSHA’s Infectious Diseases website (inclusive of healthcare workers)
OSHA’s Personal Protective Equipment website
ANA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partnered with 20 organizations to develop the Nursing Infection Control Education Network (NICE Network). The NICE Network sought to empower nurses to protect themselves and their patients by providing real-time infection prevention and control training to U.S. nurses. The goals of the training programs developed through the NICE Network were to improve adherence to infection prevention and control practices and enhance the confidence of nurses to care for patients with Ebola and other highly contagious diseases.Nursing Infection Control Education Network
FDA statement on declining sales/distribution of antimicrobial drugs for food animals [December 18, 2018] ANA & CDC white paper: The Role of Registered Nurses in Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Practices NICE Network webinar: Nurses Role in Antibiotic Stewardship Progress and Opportunities, 2018 Update CDC's Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week CDC's antibiotic Resistance & Patient Safety PortalAntibiotic Stewardship Resources
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) ANA / California Association for Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)NICE Network Organizations
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS)
National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (NADONA)
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
National Association of Orthopedic Nurses (NAON)
National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
The New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA)
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
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