Using a basin, soap and water to bathe bed-bound hospitalized patients is no longer the recommended standard of practice, according to an American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Practice Alert.

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.

Director, Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center; Professor, Rush University College of Nursing; Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, ...

Workforce shortages continue to challenge skilled providers in many areas, and patient bathing isn’t exempt. In spite of all the disruption, however, COVID-19 has revealed the resilience of staff and ...

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 ...