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Does continuity in nursing staff matter? A pilot study on correlation of central line-associated bloodstream infections and employee turnover.

Thomas ScheierStefan P KusterMesida DunicChristian FalkHugo SaxPeter W Schreiber
Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)
Prospectively determined CLABSI incidence correlated positively with the degree of turnover of nurses overall and nurses with advanced training, but not with the turnover of physicians. Efforts to maintain continuity in nursing staff might be helpful for sustained reduction in CLABSI rates.
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