IN 1945, after four days in a rubber dinghy in the North Sea, my navigator and I, remembering an RAF lecture on survival, tasted our own urine. My own (and I made sure it was my own) four-day-old ...

Urine naturally contains bacteria. While the level of bacteria may be low, the presence of any bacteria prevents something from being sterile. If drinking urine was your survivalist backup plan, we’ve ...

Use of sterile gloves might not be necessary to prevent infections when treating wounds, a meta-analysis of randomized trials found. Pooled results from four randomized controlled trials (RCTs), with ...

Central sterile processing is essential for a safe and efficient operating room. Mistakes in sterilization can cause delays in surgery and patient infections, among other issues. Alecia Cooper, RN, BS ...

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Central sterile processing plays a key role in hospitals’ infection prevention efforts, particularly in relation to surgery patients. Failing to follow the appropriate sterile processing standards can ...

Ruth P. Shumaker, RN, BSN, CNOR, a healthcare management consultant who focuses on both ambulatory surgery centers and hospital settings, discusses 10 ways to develop a strong sterile processing ...

SOWELA Jennings campus receives $316K in grants for surgical technology, sterile processing labs ...