title: Health care worker opinions on use of isolation precautions in long-term care facilities.
abstract: To address controversies surrounding contact isolation precautions in skilled nursing facilities (SNF), we surveyed 356 nurses and nurses' aides from 7 SNFs on their opinions regarding benefits and harms of contact isolation precautions. Whereas a majority of health care workers believed that contact isolation reduces transmission of antibiotic-resistant organisms, they were also concerned about potentially harmful consequences to the SNF residents including depression and isolation.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jon P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Furuno
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krein
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lansing
authors.forename: Lona
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mody
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods*