The following are the 10 most-read infection control and clinical quality articles from Becker’s Hospital Review for the week of Jan. 18, starting with the most popular.
1. 10 top patient safety issues for 2016
2. Olympus asks hospitals to return Q180V duodenoscopes for redesign
3. Less than 20% of nurses comply with standard precautions for infection prevention
4. CDC, American College of Physicians issue new guidelines on antibiotic prescription
6. 6 best practices from AORN’s forthcoming endoscope reprocessing guidelines
7. Magnet-recognized hospitals have better surgical outcomes
8. UCLA: Frequent use of post-acute care associated with increased hospital readmissions
9. 3 pros and cons of ICU care at the end of a patient’s life
10. At least 87 Legionnaires’ cases, 10 deaths linked to Flint water crisis
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