Healthcare worker perceptions surrounding <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> transmission and prevention practices in the neonatal intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand healthcare worker (HCW) perceptions surrounding Staphylococcus aureus transmission and prevention in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Design

Qualitative case study with focus groups.

Setting

A level IV, 150-bed NICU at a Midwestern academic medical center that conducts active surveillance and decolonization of S. aureus-positive patients.

Participants

NICU HCWs, including bedside nurses, nurse managers, therapy services personnel, pediatric nurse practitioners, clinical fellows, and attending neonatologists.

Methods

Semistructured focus group interviews, assembled by occupation, were conducted by 2 study team members. Interviews were video recorded and transcribed. Deductive coding and thematic analyses were

SUBMITTER: Partha SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755153 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature