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Archive > June, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 6

Infection Prevention

Can You Spot the Error of Their Ways?

Susan McCann, RN

Like most bad habits, infection control errors are easy to commit, hard to correct and sometimes difficult to detect. Little breaches can have disastrous consequences, such as not wearing personal protective equipment or not securing the tips of sharps when laying them out on a tray.

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