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What are the duties of an infection control nurse in a hospital?
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Dynamic: An infection control nurse has multiple duties. Here is a short list: monitor rates of hospital acquired infections, investigate outbreaks, monitor rates of adherence to hand hygiene protocol, provide monthly reports to hospital administration, establish and police isolation protocol, ensure that the hospital is compliant with all state and federal mandates, collaborates with other committees ....
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