Clinical Issues —September 2017

Performing Staphylococcus aureus decolonization for urgent proceduresKey words: decolonization, Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, MSSA, mupirocin.Hand hygiene before donning glovesKey words: hand hygiene, glove, personal protective equipment.Hand hygiene before skin prepKey words: hand hygiene, skin prep, sterile task, aseptic task.Scrubbing by stroke versus timed methodKey words: surgical hand rub, surgical scrub, stroke method, timed method.

Source: AORN Journal - August 31, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Amber Wood Tags: Column Source Type: research