TY - JOUR
T1 - Structure, staffing, and factors affecting infection control nurses
T2 - Hospital based exploratory survey- A study protocol
AU - Assariparambil, Anil R.
AU - Nayak, Shalini G.
AU - Sugunan, Aswin
AU - Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay
AU - Shankar, Ravi
AU - Devi, Elsa Sanatombi
AU - George, Anice
N1 - Funding Information:
This project is supported by a research grant from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) with an amount of 29, 86,440 INR equivalent to 31,679.47 £ sterling. Reference No: Adhoc/125/2019/HSR
Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge that this study is supported by a research grant from Indian Council of Medical Research, India.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Aim: The overall aim of the study is to develop a module for the structure, staffing, job responsibilities, training and workflow for the hospital Infection Control Department. Design: An exploratory research design in two phases. Phase 1: Hospital based exploratory survey design. Phase 2: Delphi technique with Focus Group Discussion. Method: Data will be collected through interviewing Infection Control Nurses (ICNs) or infection control in-charge using Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) released by World Health Organization (WHO) in the first phase and Delphi technique in the second phase to determine the problems and solutions for the concerns pertaining to the ICNs. The study is funded by Indian Council of Medical Research from 15 October 2019 for 3 years duration. Discussion: Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) affects the care quality of millions of people around the globe. Many researchers have explored the evidence for causes and measures to contain infection. However, there are hardly few researches from the perspective to structure, staffing pattern and factors affecting ICNs. As staffing is considered as a vital component in infection prevention, there is a necessity for optimization to reduce the global burden related to HAI. Impact: This protocol on Structure, staffing, and factors affecting ICN will provide insight into developing strategy, policy or educational module for the ICNs across the country. Trial Registration: The trial is registered with Central Trial Registry of India (CTRI) with reference ID: CTRI/2020/07/026286.
AB - Aim: The overall aim of the study is to develop a module for the structure, staffing, job responsibilities, training and workflow for the hospital Infection Control Department. Design: An exploratory research design in two phases. Phase 1: Hospital based exploratory survey design. Phase 2: Delphi technique with Focus Group Discussion. Method: Data will be collected through interviewing Infection Control Nurses (ICNs) or infection control in-charge using Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) released by World Health Organization (WHO) in the first phase and Delphi technique in the second phase to determine the problems and solutions for the concerns pertaining to the ICNs. The study is funded by Indian Council of Medical Research from 15 October 2019 for 3 years duration. Discussion: Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) affects the care quality of millions of people around the globe. Many researchers have explored the evidence for causes and measures to contain infection. However, there are hardly few researches from the perspective to structure, staffing pattern and factors affecting ICNs. As staffing is considered as a vital component in infection prevention, there is a necessity for optimization to reduce the global burden related to HAI. Impact: This protocol on Structure, staffing, and factors affecting ICN will provide insight into developing strategy, policy or educational module for the ICNs across the country. Trial Registration: The trial is registered with Central Trial Registry of India (CTRI) with reference ID: CTRI/2020/07/026286.
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U2 - 10.1111/jan.14658
DO - 10.1111/jan.14658
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85096667586
SN - 0309-2402
JO - Journal of Advanced Nursing
JF - Journal of Advanced Nursing
ER -