When Shanina Knighton began pursuing her doctorate in nursing in 2013, she set out to seek evidence to support a theory. She’d noticed that, during the H1N1 pandemic, patient hand hygiene wasn’t ...

Saint John Fisher University is giving local high school students a hands-on look at careers in health care through its ...

On April 9 at PruittHealth-Carolina Point, a nursing home on the Orange-Durham border, an aide walked from room to room, passing out lunch trays. In between, a state inspector observed, the aide did ...

WTAM-AM: Shanina Knighton, an instructor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, reminded listeners that the best defense against coronavirus, or any disease, is simple hand washing.

Providing individualized feedback on hand hygiene to healthcare workers (HCWs) at nursing homes on a weekly basis did not lead to improved compliance, according to a March study published in Infection ...

Health system is focusing on new technology and new innovations to improve patient safety, quality director says. Although observations showed a 90% hand hygiene compliance across the health system ...

World Hand Hygiene Day: Even if you wash your hands every day, you may still be missing the spots where germs love to hide. On World Hand Hygiene Day, health experts say that quick handwashing often ...