Infection control nursing competency model for nurses in intensive care units: A Delphi study.

IF 3.8 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2024.09.022

Eun Jo Kim, JaHyun Kang

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Abstract

Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses require advanced expertise and skills in critical care and need infection control nursing competency (ICNC). Given the lack of research on it, this study aimed to develop a model of ICU nurses' ICNC.

Methods: A Delphi panel consisting of experts in intensive care nursing and infection control was organized to provide discerning and professional perspective on ICNC. Approved by the Institutional Review Board, a 3-round Delphi survey was conducted via email from July to December 2023. The content validity ratio and the coefficient of variation were calculated for panel responses.

Results: Among 17, 15 nurses (88.2%) participated and completed the surveys. About 80% were female, and the panel had an average working experience of 14.2years specifically in the ICUs or infection control departments at hospitals. After the initial round, a preliminary model was developed, consisting of 10 main components and 59 subelements. After eliminating 5 elements with content validity ratio values below 0.49 in the second survey, the final model, consisting of 10 main components and 54 subelements, was confirmed in the third survey.

Conclusions: ICU nurses' ICNC can be understood based on this study's results, and further research can be designed to improve this competency.

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重症监护病房护士感染控制护理能力模型：德尔菲研究。

背景：重症监护病房（ICU）护士需要具备重症监护方面的高级专业知识和技能，并需要具备感染控制护理能力（ICNC）。鉴于缺乏相关研究，本研究旨在建立 ICU 护士的 ICNC 模型：方法：组织一个由重症监护护理和感染控制专家组成的德尔菲小组，对 ICNC 提供辨别力和专业视角。经机构审查委员会批准，于 2023 年 7 月至 12 月通过电子邮件进行了三轮德尔菲调查。计算了小组回答的内容效度比（CVR）和变异系数：在 17 名护士中，有 15 名护士（88.2%）参与并完成了调查。80%为女性，小组成员在医院重症监护室和/或感染控制部门的平均工作年限为 14.2 年。经过第一轮调查，初步建立了一个由 10 个主要部分和 59 个子部分组成的模型。在第二次调查中剔除了 CVR 值低于 0.49 的 5 个要素后，由 10 个主要要素和 54 个子要素组成的最终模型在第三次调查中得到确认：根据本研究的结果，可以理解 ICU 护士的 ICNC，并可设计进一步的研究来提高这一能力。

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来源期刊

American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

4.10%

发文量

479

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)