A user assessment of a smaller hospital surveillance program

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Dec;36(10):761-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.11.010. Epub 2008 Oct 3.

Abstract

Forty-five infection control nurses responded to a survey that assessed a smaller hospital (<100 acute care beds) surveillance program. Most respondents (96.6%) agreed that participation in the program was useful. Only a few program elements that need further development were identified. Approximately half (52.3%) of the respondents agreed that the surveillance reports were easy to understand. The most frequent (72.9%) use of these reports was to present information to accreditation organizations. Approximately half (46.2% and 50%, respectively) of the respondents disagreed that the Web-based education package or the workplace visits by "educators" were useful.

MeSH terms

  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100
  • Hospitals, Rural
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
  • Population Surveillance / methods*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires