Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Evidence has suggested that inappropriate use of examination gloves was a significant cause of missed [hand ...

The use of examination gloves in hospitals may present a barrier to hand hygiene, especially among nurses, according to a study cited by Healio. According to the World Health Organization, examination ...

SÃO CARLOS, State of São Paulo — In a photo shared by a nurse technician in Brazil, two surgical gloves tied together at the fingers and filled with water envelope the hands of an intubated patient.

Users on Twitter were stunned to see an image from a Brazilian hospital that showed a patient with coronavirus holding latex gloves filled with hot water meant to mimic human touch. The contraption is ...

Nursing Times has produced a series of videos on infection control and coronavirus, featuring interviews with nurses on different aspects of the subject. In our third video interview in the series, we ...

Authors Ashley Flores, MSc, BSc, Dip Infection Control, RN, is senior nurse infection control, Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. David J. Pevalin, PhD, is senior lecturer ...