Changes in nursing team composition and risk of device-associated infection in intensive care units.
Hirsh Shah, Meha Srivastava, Audrey Roberson, Sherry Lockhart, Wesley McKinney, Shirley Beavers, Shelley Knowlson, Linda Currie, Emily Godbout, Michael P Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman, Kaila Cooper, Michelle Doll
American journal of infection control 2022 FebThe relationship between nursing staffing levels and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has been explored previously with conflicting results. This study uses daily shift records from 2 intensive care units (ICUs) to evaluate whether nuanced changes in nursing team composition impacts subsequent risk for device associated HAIs. Staffing deficiencies may be associated with periods of risk prior to central line-associated bloodstream infection in the ICU. Copyright © 2021 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Hirsh Shah, Meha Srivastava, Audrey Roberson, Sherry Lockhart, Wesley McKinney, Shirley Beavers, Shelley Knowlson, Linda Currie, Emily Godbout, Michael P Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman, Kaila Cooper, Michelle Doll. Changes in nursing team composition and risk of device-associated infection in intensive care units. American journal of infection control. 2022 Feb;50(2):226-228
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