Gloves off: Greener infection control with one small change
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Gloves off: Greener infection control with one small change

Jennifer Trueland Health journalist

RCN Greener Nursing Practice award winner Robert Vicente’s campaign showed how reducing disposable glove use can save healthcare providers money without jeopardising patient safety

As deputy charge nurse on an infectious disease ward, Robert Vicente was looking for ways to save money and reduce his workplace’s environmental impact.

Nursing Standard. 37, 11, 26-27. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.11.26.s14

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