A user assessment of a smaller hospital surveillance program.
Forty-five infection control nurses responded to a survey that assessed a smaller hospital (<100 acute care beds) surveillance program. Most respondents (96.6%) agreed that participation in the program was useful. Only a few program elements that need further development were identified. Approximately half (52.3%) of the respondents agreed that the surveillance reports were easy to understand. The most frequent (72.9%) use of these reports was to present information to accreditation organizations. Approximately half (46.2% and 50%, respectively) of the respondents disagreed that the Web-based education package or the workplace visits by "educators" were useful.
Victorian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System Co-ordinating Centre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Noleen.Bennett@mh.org.au
Noleen J
NJ
Bennett
Ann L
AL
Bull
David R
DR
Dunt
Jane
J
Motley
Philip L
PL
Russo
Denis W
DW
Spelman
Michael J
MJ
Richards
D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires