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Cover Story
Hand Hygiene: Achieving Consistent
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Compliance Is Complex
By Loretta Litz Fauerbach, MS, FSHEA, FAPIC, CIC
Features
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vol. 2 no.5
Editor’s Letter
COVID-19 Places Renewed Emphasis on Hand
Hygiene of First Responders
By Kelly M. Pyrek
Perspectives
Hands-On Learning: What Has the COVID-19
Pandemic Taught Us About Hand Hygiene
and Empowerment?
By Maryanne McGuckin, Dr. ScEd., FSHEA
the Microscope
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The Environment Can Be a Dangerous Place
12 PPE in the Era of CIOVID-19
Potential Contamination of Healthcare Workers’
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Attire During a Pandemic
Infection Prevention
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COVID-19: The Journey From Mitigation to the
By Kelly M. Pyrek
By Peter Graves, BSN, RN, CNOR; and Maureen Spencer,
M.Ed., BSN, RN. CIC, FAPIC
Environmental Services: The Nail That
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Healthcare Depends Upon
By John Scherberger, FAHE
By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM SVCM,
MBCM, FACSc
‘New Normal’
By Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Environmental Hygiene
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A Novel Crisis Requires Essential EVS Leaders
By J. Darrel Hicks, BA, CHESP, MESRE
Healthcare Textiles & Laundry
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Healthcare Laundry Processes and COVID-19
By John Scherberger, FAHE
Sterile Processing
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Safety Must Prevail When Elective
Surgeries Resume
By Julie E. Williamson
Hand Hygiene
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Hand Hygiene at Home During the Covid-19
on the cover
In recognition of the importance of hand hygiene, this month’s
cover image is Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria which has
been digitally colorized in this scanning electron microscopic (SEM)
image. Depicted is a clump of green-colored, spheroid shaped,
Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria that were enmeshed in a
purple-colored, filamentous extracellular matrix, which normally
binds cells together within the body’s various tissue types. Courtesy
of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pandemic A Practical Guide for Healthcare
Professionals
By Paul Alper
Patient Safety & Quality
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A New Era in Personal Protective Equipment:
Strategies for the Future
By Hudson Garrett Jr., PhD, MSN, MPH, MBA, FNP-BC, PLNC,
AS-BC, IP-BC, VA-BC™, CFER, CPPS, NREMT, FACDONA,
FAAPM, FNAP
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