Status of healthcare-associated infection management professionals in 85 traditional Chinese medicine institutions / 中国感染控制杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the current status of healthcare-associated infection(HAI) management professionals in county and above levels of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) institutions in a province.Methods The uniform questionnaires were adopted to investigate the basic status of HAI professionals in county and above levels of TCM institutions in a province.Results There were 117 county and above levels of TCM institutions in this province,85 TCM institutions participated the investigation,there were a total of 128 professionals,including 82 professionals in 65 secondary hospitals,and 46 in 20 tertiary hospitals.Among the investigated TCM hospitals,83 (97.65 ％) set up HAI management committees,77 (90.59％) set up independent HAI management departments,55 (64.71％) assigned HAI professionals that met The Requirements of HAI Surveillance Guideline,27 (31.76 ％) exclusively engaged in management of HAI,58 (68.24 ％) were also responsible for other management besides HAI management.Among investigated professionals,91.41％ were nursing staff,55.47％ received undergraduate course or above,54.69％ had intermediate professional titles,61.72％ were at the age of 41-50,45.31 ％ engaged in HAI management for 1-3 years,115 professionals had management certificates.Conclusion The infec tion management in provincial traditional Chinese medicine institutions are understaffed,professional structure is unitary,professional quality is low,leaders in different levels of TCM institutions should enhance HAI management awareness,strengthen the construction of professional quality,and cultivate multi-disciplinary talents as soon as possible.