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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nurses have reflected on the “critical importance” of good hand hygiene for safe and effective nursing care and have recognised the need to lead the way in this practice and stamp out unnecessary ...

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 ...

As many COVID-19 hospital patients are forced into isolation, one nurse has been praised for her ingenious plan to simulate the feeling of human contact for those separated from their families and ...

A nurse has shared a video explaining how wearing gloves when you go out to do your grocery shopping can cause cross-contamination of germs. Molly Lixey, a registered nurse from Michigan, shared a ...