This article looks at one of the fundamental aspects of nursing care, assisting patients with personal hygiene, and considers the benefits of disposable wipes when bathing patients confined to bed.

Surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia — what do they have in common? Beyond being ...

Creating an evidence-based best practice should involve three things: assessing multiple studies and research on the topic, using expertise, and considering patient preferences, according to Ann Meyer ...

Bed-bound patients are often bathed with the help of a basin, soap and water but the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses reveals that such a method is no longer the recommended standard of ...

We describe four pediatric transplant patients successfully treated with PUVA therapy after failure of standard immunosuppressive therapies: we used an innovative procedure where 8-MOP is diluted in a ...