title: Infection preventionists' job descriptions: do they reflect expanded roles and responsibilities?
abstract: In the last decade, the scope of practice of infection preventionists has expanded beyond the traditional roles of solo practitioner and expert data collectors to roles of interventionists and crucial leaders in successful patient safety initiatives. We examined the job descriptions of a small group of practicing infection preventionists to determine whether they reflected this expanded scope and responsibilities.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. marylouman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mary Lou
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: Dorothy L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Borton
authors.forename: Dawn Marie
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Rumovitz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners; D007587:Job Description / Q000592:standards*