Current situation of full-time healthcare-associated infection management staff in Xianyang City of Shaanxi Province
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2017.07.010
- VernacularTitle:陕西省咸阳市医院感染管理专职人员现状分析
- Author:
Zhigang ZHANG
;
Mei HAN
;
Zhipei YANG
;
Qiaomiao WEI
;
Xiaomei WANG
;
Qiuxia WEI
;
Yao SUO
- Keywords:
healthcare-associated infection;
health care worker;
full-time staff;
current situation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2017;16(7):635-638
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand current situation of full-time healthcare-associated infection(HAI)manage-ment staff in hospitals in Xianyang,explore the causes of instability of HAI management team.Methods Stratified random sampling method was adopted,hospitals were divided into secondary and tertiary levels,then numbered ac-cording to different levels,surveyed hospitals were selected randomly,general condition,professionals,and causes of instability of 52 selected full-time HAI management staff members in 29 secondary and above hospitals in Xian-yang were surveyed.Results Full-time HAI management staff were mainly women,accounting for 89.13%;54.35% of staff were aged 30-50 years;47.83% had bachelor degree and above;41.30% had intermediate profes-sional titles;65.22% were nurses;91.30% engaged in HAI management for <9 years;HAI management staff were statistically different in age and education level(both P<0.05).63.04% of full-time HAI management staff engaged in nursing before engaging in HAI management work;63.04% engaged in HAI management work accord-ing to administrative arrangement,the top three causes for instability of HAI management team were heavy work-load(91.30%),lacking enough attention of leaders(78.26%),and low pay(63.04%).Conclusion Structure of HAI management full-time staff in hospitals in Xianyang is irrational,the main causes for unstable management team is heavy workload,insufficient attention paid by leaders,and low pay.
