CEUfast Blog: Infectious Diseases

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In a continued effort to keep nurses safe when treating patients with Ebola, the Center for Disease Control recently updated their personal protective equipment procedures.

According to the CDC, 1 in 25 hospital patients have at least one healthcare - associated infection on any given day.

If you are practicing medicine in New York state, you are required to take infection control courses every four years at a minimum.