INQRI Study: Nurse-Led Intervention Can Dramatically Reduce Deadly, Costly Infections
September 27, 2012 | Story
Interdisciplinary team examines strategies to prevent problems with central intravenous lines.
Hospital Acquired Infections/MRSA
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An RWJF Investment that Helped to Seed the Quality Revolution
September 11, 2012 | Story
Susan Elster tells how an RWJF investment made it possible for Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) champions to aim for continuous improvement in the pursuit of perfection.
Young Epidemiology Scholar Third-Place Winner Bevin Cohen, 2004
August 27, 2012 | Story
In high school Bevin Cohen compared the hand-hygiene practices of two hospital neonatal intensive care units. After winning high honors in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, the project nudged her toward a career in public health.
A Matter of Life and Death
July 26, 2012 | Story
The Economics of Antibiotic Resistance
Working to Curb Antibiotic Overuse: CDC's Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
November 15, 2011 | Story
RWJF-funded Extending the Cure releases new research showing troubling trends in antibiotic use.
'Get Smart' About New Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance
November 18, 2010 | Story
RWJF-funded program is partnering with the CDC in a new campaign to raise awareness.
Recent Research About Nursing, July 2010
July 30, 2010 | Story
New studies look at efforts to prevent life-threatening infections.
Battling the Superbugs
February 26, 2009 | Commentary/Story
Some 5 percent of patients admitted to a U.S. hospital will contract an infection during their stay. Such infections cause a staggering 99,000 deaths per year, and a growing proportion no longer respond to a wide range of antibiotics. The RWJF-funded Extending the Cure project has published three op-ed articles recently on this critical topic.
Recent Research About Nursing, August 2012
August 29, 2012 | Story
New studies conclude that collaborations between hospital nurses and pharmacists can help avert medication errors, and link nurse 'burnout' to hospital-acquired infections.
Recent Research About Nursing, March 2012
March 26, 2012 | Story
New studies examine the recession's impact on nurses' commitment to their current jobs, project a large 2012 nursing shortage in Florida, and connect nursing certification programs to reduced levels of hospital-acquired infections.