The development of a long-term care infection prevention compendium during the COVID-19 pandemic

BACKGROUND: Long-term care facilities (LTC) 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 creat...

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Autores principales: Rubano, Mario, Kieffer, Elana, Larson, Elaine, Colline, Nicole, Portillo, Carmen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10212793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37245601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.05.008
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Long-term care facilities (LTC) 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 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. CONCLUSION: Future research should evaluate the effectiveness and usefulness of this model and explore its utility in additional medical contexts.

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