Influence of staff infection control training on infection-related quality measures in US nursing homes

Publication date: Available online 16 June 2017
Source:American Journal of Infection Control
Author(s): Jasjit Kaur, Patricia W. Stone, Jasmine L. Travers, Catherine C. Cohen, Carolyn T.A. Herzig
Health care-associated infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in US nursing home residents. Ongoing training of nursing home staff is vital to the implementation of infection prevention and control processes. Our aim was to describe associations between methods, frequency, and timing of staff infection prevention and control training and infection-related quality measures. In this national survey of nursing homes, timing of staff infection prevention and control training was associated with reduced indwelling urinary catheter use.



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