Responsibilities and influencing factors of infection control liaison nurses in general hospitals
10.12138/j.issn.1671-9638.20244583
- VernacularTitle:综合医院感染控制联络护士的职责及相关影响因素
- Author:
Ge BAI
1
;
Yan-Li WANG
;
Rui-Fang LIU
;
Yu-Xia MA
;
Ya SHI
Author Information
1. 内蒙古自治区人民医院护理部,内蒙古 呼和浩特 010010
- Keywords:
healthcare-associated infection;
infection control liaison nurse;
scoping review;
general hospital
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2024;23(2):242-249
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To clarify the responsibilities and influencing factors of infection control liaison nurses(ICLNs)in general hospitals.Methods Relevant databases were systematically retrieved with scoping review method from establishment to March 18,2023,and the included literatures were reported standardizedly.Results A total of 36 literatures were included in the analysis.Responsibilities of ICLNs included admittance criteria,selec-tion methods,and job responsibilities.Influencing factors of ICLNs included training,empowerment,performance evaluation,continuous improvement measures,and personnel allocation.After the establishment of ICLNs,inci-dence of healthcare-associated infection and detection rate of multidrug-resistant organisms were reduced,compli-ance rate of health care workers'hand hygiene and monitoring rate of hospital environment were improved,and the cleaning and disinfection of hospital environment was standardized.Conclusion ICLNs play a role in preventing and controlling the occurrence of healthcare-associated infection.The management and application should be further standardized and improved,the effectiveness of ICLNs needs to be thoroughly studied,so as to promote the deve-lopment of ICLNs,and improve the quality of healthcare-associated infection management.