Healthcare personnel experiences implementing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infection control measures at a ventilator-capable skilled nursing facility-A qualitative analysis.
Katharina R RynkiewichJinal MakhijaMary Carl M FroilanEllen C BensonAlice HanWilliam E TrickRobert A WeinsteinMary K HaydenMichael Y Linnull nullPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
Healthcare personnel in vSNFs, from management to frontline staff, understood germ theory and the significance of multidrug-resistant organism transmission. However, their ability to implement infection control measures was hampered by resource limitations and mixed beliefs regarding the effectiveness of infection control measures. Self-protection from acquiring multidrug-resistant organisms was a strong motivator for healthcare personnel both outside and inside the workplace, and it could explain variation in adherence to infection control measures such as a higher hand hygiene adherence after resident care than before resident care.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- multidrug resistant
- quality improvement
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- patient safety
- acinetobacter baumannii
- drug resistant
- systematic review
- escherichia coli
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- affordable care act
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- glycemic control
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