Wiki\u27s and EBP: Linking Academia and Practice

To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using a Wiki to develop an evidence-based practice research project.https://digitalcommons.centracare.com/nursing_posters/1006/thumbnail.jp

Bacteria on Shared Mobile Phones Can Lead to Infections

It\u27s now a common practice for hospital-owned mobile phones to be shared among healthcare employees from shift to shift. Despite the benefit of increased, timely communication between caregivers, sharing mobile devices can lead to the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) if they aren\u27t properly disinfected. The Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities describe non-critical environmental surfaces as items that are frequently touched by the hand and may pose a risk of secondary infection transmission