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AORN Revises Hand Hygiene Recommended Practice

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) announces that it has revised terminology in its recently published “Recommended Practices for Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting” to account for the multiple regulatory paths related to hand ...More
July 24, 2009
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
CHG is a Potent Weapon Against HAIs

One of the weapons in an infection preventionist’s arsenal is chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), an antimicrobial agent used as a surgical scrub, hand antiseptic and dental rinse, depending upon the percentage used in the formulation. CHG is becoming ubiquitious in the ...More
July 23, 2009
Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene
Principles of Aseptic Technique Never Go Out of Style

It was approximately two years ago that I first wrote about the two-step handwashing technique for the operating room (OR). The idea was to wash and/or or scrub one’s hands with hospital-grade soap to clean the hands before starting the surgical scrub with an ...More
February 27, 2009
Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene