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| Oral Care |
The Effect of a Comprehensive Oral Care Protocol on Patients at Risk for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - Schleder B, et al.
Journal of Advocate Health Care, 2002; Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 27-30. |
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| What the Experts Say About The Impact of VAP and the Role of Improved Oral Care |
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| What the Experts Say About Colonization of Dental Plaque and the Importance of Brushing for Hospitalized Patients |
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| Bathing |
| What the Experts Say About Hospital Tap Water & Basin Bath Water Contamination |
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| What the Experts Say About the Importance of Patient Bathing in Healthcare Facilities |
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| Incontinence Care |
Evaluating the Efficacy of a Uniquely Delivered Skin Protectant and its Effect on the Formation of Sacral/Buttock Pressure Ulcers - Clever, K, et al. Ostomy/Wound Management, December 2002; Vol. 48, No. 12; pp. 60-67.
Full Article Article Summary
Poster/Abstract presented at WOCN Conference, Las Vegas, NV 2002 |
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| What the Experts Say in Incontinence Care and Pressure Ulcer Prevention Guidelines |
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| What the Experts Say: Incontinence Care and the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers |
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| What the Experts Say About the Financial Implications of Pressure Ulcers |
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| Heel Protection |
| What the Experts Say: Risk Factors, Prevalence and Financial Impact of Heel Ulcers |
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| What the Experts Say: Clinical Basis for Using Protective Devices to Relieve Heel Pressure |
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| What the Experts Say About the Financial Implications of Pressure Ulcers |
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| Antiseptic Body Cleanser |
Effectiveness of chlorhexidine bathing to reduce catheter-associated bloodstream infections in medical intensive care unit patients.
Bleasdale SC, Trick WE, Gonzalez IM, Lyles RD, Hayden MK, Weinstein RA.
Pub Med
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Chlorhexidine gluconate to cleanse patients in a medical intensive care unit: the effectiveness of source control to reduce the bioburden of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Vernon MO, et al., Hayden MK, Trick WE, Hayes RA, Blom DW, Weinstein RA, for the Chicago Antimicrobial Resistance Project (CARP)
Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006;166:306-312.
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Clearing the path: Skin Antisepsis Continues to Evolve
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