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A descriptive case study of the changing nature of nurses' work: The impact of managing infectious diseases requiring isolation

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and Clostridium difficile have increased in health care facilities worldwide. The complexity of caring for patients with infectious comorbidities has impacted nurses' daily work. A mixed-methods study at 1 community hospital in Ontario, Canada, demonstrated the cumulative effect of additional time spent on infection prevention and control measures resulted in …

Authors

Kaba A; Baumann A; Kolotylo C; Akhtar-Danesh N

Journal

American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 200–202

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

February 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.036

ISSN

0196-6553