The development of a long-term care infection prevention compendium during the COVID-19 pandemic - 14/11/23
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Résumé |
Background |
Long-term care (LTC) facilities experienced significant morbidity and mortality rates among both residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, for which they were ill-prepared to practice adequate infection prevention and control (IPC).
Methods |
Our team developed a process for creating a compendium of curated IPC resources. This process harnessed the experience and expertise of nurses actively working in LTC during the pandemic.
Results |
The publicly available online compendium of IPC resources is relevant to all departments found within LTC settings. The compendium contains a wide array of IPC tools, research, reports, international resources, and customizable educational slide decks.
Discussion |
Online repositories of curated IPC resources can equip direct care workers with accurate, easily accessible resources to support the maintenance of proper IPC practice and protocol in LTC settings.
Conclusions |
Future research should evaluate the effectiveness and usefulness of this model and explore its utility in additional medical contexts.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Accurate information was critical to effective nursing home COVID-19 response. |
• | LTC staff have limited time to locate tools to ensure effective IPC practices. |
• | A clinician-curated, online database for NH IPC resources was developed. |
• | Further research into the online compendia model is recommended. |
Key Words : Nursing home
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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| Funding/support: The New York Academy of Medicine and Yale University School of Nursing have received funding from Saraya Co Ltd for this research. |
Vol 51 - N° 12
P. 1356-1359 - décembre 2023 Retour au numéro
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