6th Edition of World Nursing Science Conference 2026
Speakers - WNSC2023
Sayuri Kelly
- Designation: Senior Research Instructor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Division of Health Care Policy and Research
- Country: USA
- Title: Learning from Nursing Home Infection Prevention and Control Citations during the COVID 19 Pandemic
Abstract
The devastating effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlight the critical need for effective infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in nursing homes. Nursing management and infection preventionists should be cognizant of the most common reasons underlying federal IPC citations during the pandemic. Analysis of IPC citation data from the first 7 months of the public health emergency identified that adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) and mask use, appropriate transmission-based precautions, and hand hygiene were the most common reasons for COVID-19 related F880 citations, including those that placed a person at immediate risk for serious injury or death. More specific staff practices and other factors leading to a citation are also highlighted. Although nursing homes may have limited control over factors such as PPE supply and staffing resources, nursing management and infection preventionists can use these results to help ensure that operational mechanisms, staff training, and adherence monitoring efforts effectively address the areas most associated with COVID-19 IPC noncompliance.
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