Nursing2007 Survey Report Reveals Improvements Needed In Infection Control

Main Category: Nursing / Midwifery
Article Date: 27 Jun 2007 - 1:00 PDT

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The June issue of Nursing2007 features a comprehensive Infection Control Survey Report that examines responses from over 3,000 nurses about adherence to accepted infection control standards and guidelines. Nursing2007, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, conducted the survey.

The report explores nurses' perceptions about infection control in their health care facilities and gauges how well health care professionals adhere to current standards in daily practice. Only 59% of those surveyed reported that their facilities have a standard group of strategies or interventions for preventing central line infections.

"Preventing infectious disease is a national priority." says Cheryl L. Mee, RN,BC, CMSRN, MSN, Editor-in-Chief of Nursing2007. "We hope this report will help hospitals become more aware of the challenges of infection control and best practices for prevention."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in hospitals alone, there are 2 million health care-associated infections causing 90,000 deaths, and costing $4.5 billion in excess health care costs annually.1 The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) recently named preventing central line infections, surgical site infections and reducing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection as part of their suggested "5 Million Lives Campaign" interventions.

Results of past Nursing2007 surveys have been used by hospital administrators, managers, and staff-development educators to evaluate their facilities' clinical management and to assess knowledge gaps and teaching needs, and support improvements. The survey was supported by an educational grant from B. Braun Medical Inc. a global leader in innovative healthcare products and services. The entire survey report is available at Nursing2007.com.

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Nursing2007 is an award-winning, "how-to" journal providing clinical and professional content for nursing professionals for over 35 years. The journal's creed of clinical excellence ensures up-to-date expert advice in a fast-changing profession. The journal was recently named "Publication of the Year" in the Magazine Division by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE).

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1 Guidance on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, Linda McKibben, MD, Teresa Horan, MPH, Jerome I. Tokars, MD, MPH, Gabrielle Fowler, MPH, Denise M. Cardo, MD, Michele L. Pearson, MD, Patrick J. Brennan, MD, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee click here; Weinstein RA. Nosocomial infection update. Emerg Infect Dis 1998;4: 416-20.

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