Catherine Caldwell

Catherine Caldwell, RN, is a health writer at Biology Insights specializing in hospital infection control. A registered nurse for 11 years, she began in intensive care and continues to audit isolation precautions and hand hygiene per diem at an acute care hospital. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center with a bachelor of science in nursing. Between clinical shifts and baking stoneware pottery in a community kiln, Caldwell explains bacterial pathogens and contamination risks.