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Nearly 80 percent of millennial nurses and 57 percent of Generation X nurses plan to pursue higher education to boost their salaries and advance their careers, according to a 2017 Nurse.com audience survey. Tuition reimbursement can be a major job…

The Board of Ambulatory Surgery Certification recently launched its new ASC credential, Certified Ambulatory Infection Preventionist™ (CAIP™). Here are seven things to know about CAIP.

Job burnout reduces hand washing compliance among nurses, according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety.

Patient, provider and practice characteristics are associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in ambulatory practices, according to a study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Antibiotic prophylaxis with a single preoperative dose of intravenous cefazolin does not reduce the risk of surgical site infection after the removal of orthopedic implants used to treat fractures below the knee, a study in JAMA found.

A study, published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, examined whether surgical approach affected total hip arthroplasty outcomes.

A study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, examined the safety of outpatient shoulder surgery in a geriatric population at freestanding ASCs.

A new study in The Joint Commission Journal on Safety and Patient Quality identifies trends among prominent antimicrobial stewardship programs combating the threat of antibiotic resistance.

The vascular graft market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.3 percent to reach $3.8 billion by 2022 from $2.67 billion in 2017, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets.

Matthew Anderson and his management company, PMC, will pay $1.45 million to settle claims Cookeville (Tenn.) Center for Pain Management and its employees improperly billed Medicare and TennCare for painkillers, the Herald Citizen reports.