The use of examination gloves in hospitals may present a barrier to hand hygiene, especially among nurses, according to a study cited by Healio. According to the World Health Organization, examination ...

SÃO CARLOS, State of São Paulo — In a photo shared by a nurse technician in Brazil, two surgical gloves tied together at the fingers and filled with water envelope the hands of an intubated patient.

Nurses in Brazil have come up with a novel idea to comfort COVID-19 patients, one emulating human touch. With people infected with coronavirus spending days in isolation, away from their loved ones, ...

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 ...