A six-step hand-washing technique advocated by the World Health Organization has been found to be the most effective for reducing bacteria. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical ...

Nurses have reflected on the “critical importance” of good hand hygiene for safe and effective nursing care and have recognised the need to lead the way in this practice and stamp out unnecessary ...

A GROUP of nurses from Scarborough Hospital have put together a video on the importance of washing your hands to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The video was released on Twitter earlier this week.

Experts don’t fully know how the latest type of coronavirus spreads, but based on other coronaviruses, it’s believed to be via droplets in the air. If you touch a surface where these droplets have ...

As well as working long hours to look after us, nurses are often left with dry hands, thanks to the excessive hand washing that’s involved in keeping hospitals germ-free. The Nursing Times’ research ...