Home care nurses' identification of patients at risk of infection and their risk mitigation strategies: A qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an increase in the number of individuals who receive care at home. A significant proportion of these patients acquire infections during their care episode. Whilst there has been significant focus on strategies for infection prevention and control in acute care environments, there is a lack of research into infection prevention in a home care setting.

Objectives

To understand (1) if and how home care nurses identify patients at high risk of infection and (2) the strategies they use to mitigate that risk.

Design

A qualitative descriptive study, using semi-structured interviews.

Setting

A large not for profit home care agency located in the New York region of the United States.

Participants

Fifty nurses with a range of experience in home

SUBMITTER: Dowding D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7418527 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature