Healthcare personnel experiences implementing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infection control measures at a ventilator-capable skilled nursing facility-A qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ventilator-capable skilled nursing facilities (vSNFs) are critical to the epidemiology and control of antibiotic-resistant organisms. During an infection prevention intervention to control carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), we conducted a qualitative study to characterize vSNF healthcare personnel beliefs and experiences regarding infection control measures.

Design

A qualitative study involving semistructured interviews.

Setting

One vSNF in the Chicago, Illinois, metropolitan region.

Participants

The study included 17 healthcare personnel representing management, nursing, and nursing assistants.

Methods

We used face-to-face, semistructured interviews to measure healthcare personnel experiences with infection control measures at

SUBMITTER: Rynkiewich KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760194 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature