RESUMO
BACKGROUND: To better serve APIC membership, the National APIC Education Committee periodically conducts educational needs assessments. METHODS: In the July/August 1995 issue of APIC News, the committee published a survey on the prevalence of infection control "sacred cows," practices considered to be outdated and ritualistic. A response was requested only from ICPs working in inpatient facilities. We asked ICPs which of the listed practices were part of their facility's infection control program, and whether they were interested in changing those that were. We also asked about the certification status of the program's manager (CIC vs non-CIC). RESULTS: A total of 506 survey forms were completed and returned, with 74% from acute care only, 7% from long-term care only, 10% from acute and long-term care, and 8% from other types of facilities. Mean number of beds was 226. Infection control programs had existed for a mean of 15 years. Most respondents' facilities still engaged in infection control rituals. Fifty-eight percent of respondents were still doing total surveillance, 43% were still using reverse or protective isolation, and 11% were still subjecting employees with positive reactions to purified protein derivative of tuberculin testing to annual chest radiographs, to name a few. Certified respondents were significantly less likely to include outdated practices than were non-CICs for 11 of 15 practices (73%). CICs were no more likely than non-CICs, however, to be interested in changing any current rituals. CONCLUSION: The Education Committee will use this information to plan future educational offerings.
Assuntos
Profissionais Controladores de Infecções , Controle de Infecções/normas , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Coleta de Dados , Humanos , Controle de Infecções/métodos , Controle de Infecções/estatística & dados numéricos , Profissionais Controladores de Infecções/educação , Análise de Regressão , Sociedades , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Television, radio, and the print media increasingly are reporting information of a medical nature, sharing the latest research findings. Disease-related articles are a staple of the weekly news magazines and tabloids. To keep current, nurses must evaluate everything they are exposed to and should read and listen with educated eyes and ears.
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Atitude Frente a Saúde , Doenças Transmissíveis/epidemiologia , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis , Doenças Transmissíveis/transmissão , Educação em Saúde , HumanosRESUMO
The Certification Board of Infection Control, Inc. (CBIC), was created in 1981 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, for the sole purpose of developing and administering an examination by which competent infection control professionals could become certified. This independent, voluntary board is multidisciplinary, representing all levels of professionals in the field of infection control, as well as a consumer member. CBIC certification is the only recognized certification for infection control professionals. Since the first examination was administered in 1983, over 3,000 persons have attained infection control certification (CIC) status and are permitted to use the CIC credential.
